Giants as personifications

Motif

Giants as personifications.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.1.5

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Depth CommentaryPsychology of the Unconscious: A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido, Part II — CHAPTER I

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.

IcelandicHerrmann Saxo II 580, MacCulloch Eddic 281.

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 is transformed man Giant son of black cat Gigantic son of king and mermaid 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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