Giant is transformed man

Motif

Giant is transformed man.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.1.2

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

North American IndigenousTales of the North American Indians, Tale 7VII. RAVEN’S ADVENTURES 3°
IrishOld Celtic Romances: Translated from the Gaelic, Tale 10THE CHASE OF SLIEVE FUAD.
Greco-RomanThe Metamorphoses of Ovid, Book 14

Scholars’ trail — 2references

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 mythCross
Icelandic*Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Origin of giants. (Cf. F531.5.7.1.2.)

Filed beside it

Sons of God and Daughters of men. Before the flood angels have relations with human women: origin of giants Giant son of black cat Gigantic son of king and mermaid Giants as personifications Giant made of the venom from Elivagar Giants as sons of Ymir or Aurgelmir. (Cf. A642, A831.2.)Giants as reincarnated animals Giants as descendants of Cain. (Cf. F535.0.1.)

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