μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Size of giant.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.2

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Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic Arnason Legends of Iceland (London, 1864) I 120 ff.
  • Norwegian Norske Folkminnelag XIII 26
  • Finnish-Swedish Landtmann Finlands Svenska Folkdiktning VII 537
  • Swiss Henne-Am Rhyn No. 454.
  • general *Broderius § 37. Irish myth: *Cross
  • general MacCulloch Eddic 277, *Boberg
Within the index

Filed under Giant. A person of enormous size. (For giants who are primarily ogres see G100 and G400–G599.)

15 finer motifs beneath it
Extremely tall giant. (Cf. F533.) Giant with three spans between brows and three yards between shoulders Giant's skull holds a man seated Giant's large footprints. (Cf. F531.2.1.2.) Extremely fat giant. (Cf. F532.) Giant lies underground with trees growing all over his body. When his mouth is opened man falls into it and is swallowed Giant so large he cannot be carried by a horse Giant can find only one horse able to carry him Giant occupies space of thrice nine men Giant must rest on elbow while speaking to be audible to mortal Demon looks like a mountain Man with eyes the size of brass pots, teeth like axeheads, ears like elephant's ears Giantess so heavy that boat almost sinks Baby giants four months old "two feet broad in the chest and twelve feet high." Sack of earth in giant's hand looks no bigger than a pea in hand of a man
Filed beside it
Biblical worthy as giant Giant as Creator's servant Generation of men at the Deluge gigantic Giant woman Appearance of giant Gargantuan feats Gigantic possessions of giant Giants and men Other giant motifs

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