μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Sunlight turns giant or troll to stone.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.12.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 277, 282, 285, Corpus Poeticum Boreale I 154, Arnason Legends of Iceland (London, 1864) I 124, Boberg.
  • general Broderius § 7
Within the index

Filed under Disappearance or death of giants.

Filed beside it
Disappearance of giants Slain giant turns to salt stone Giants killed by lightning or thunder (personified in the thunder-god). (Cf. F531.6.11.1.) Giant killed by earthquake Giant slain by man. (Cf. F531.6.9, F628.2.3, G500.) Giants driven away by men Giant drowned
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Trolls turn to stone at sunrise. (Cf. F531.6.12.2.)

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