μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • IcelandicArnason Legends of Iceland (London, 1864) I 135, MacCulloch Eddic 278, 175, *Boberg
  • NorseNorsk Folkminnelag I 63
  • SwedishRuna IV (1843) 41 No. 72.
  • general Broderius § 30. Irish myth: Cross
Within the index

Filed under Giants and men.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Giant wooes mortal womanGiant demands girl, but is killed in duel about her. (Cf. F610.3.4.2.1.)Giantesses pursue men in order to marry themMortal son of giant
Filed beside it
Giant friendly to manMan mistakes giant's glove for houseGiant's toy. A young giantess picks up a man plowing. Wants him as a toy. Her mother says, "Take him back. He will drive us away." (Cf. F531.5.1.)Giant thinks hammer-blow on head is a nut falling. Man strikes with all his mightGiants repay loan with large interest. Cask of gold for ale, etcGiants' gifts to menGiants and ChristiansThe giant on the ark. Noah saves a giant on the ark. Cannot enter but stays in the rigging. Noah sends him food through a holeGiant as servant to manGiant in contest with manGiant insults hero by shaving his head and smearing it with cow dungGiants like butter more than anything else. Get trough of butter in return for helpMan kills giant's babyGiants cause men to sin
Travels with
Marriage or liaison of mortals and water-spiritsWater-maiden marries giant. (Cf. F531.5.7.)Relation of mountain-men and human beings

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