μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross.
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
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 marry human beings. (Cf. F420.6.1, F460.4, and cross references.)Giants 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
Filed beside it
Biblical worthy as giantGiant as Creator's servantGeneration of men at the Deluge giganticGiant womanAppearance of giantSize of giantGargantuan featsGigantic possessions of giantOther giant motifs

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