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

Motif

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

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.1

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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.

IcelandicMacCulloch Eddic 275.

Within the index

Filed under Other giant motifs.

9 finer motifs beneath 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 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.)

Filed beside it

Haunts of giants Homes of giants Age of giants Giants as magicians Giants as builders of great structures Giant's treasure. (Cf. F531.6.8.3.1.)Mutual relations of giants Giants as warriors (in army)Other occupations of giants Antipathies of giants Disappearance or death of giants Graves of giants Ghost of giant Giants and supernatural beings Attendants of the giants Other acts of giants

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Giantess daughter of giant and abducted maiden (therefore helps hero)

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