μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Giants by night move buildings built by men in day.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.6.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Danish Kristensen Danske Sagn III (1892) 174ff., (1931) 127ff. (churches)
  • Finnish-Swedish Landtman Finlands Svenska Folkdiktning VII (Helsingfors 1919) 553.
  • general Broderius § 3. – Norwegian: Norsk Folkminnelag II 28
  • general Fb "kirke" II 124a
Within the index

Filed under Giants as builders of great structures.

Filed beside it
Giant builds hill for his home Giant digs trench for course of Severn River Giant makes cleft in rock when he misses another giant with spade blow Giant and his wife build Roman road in a trice. Giant paves; wife brings stones

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