μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Giant's treasure. (Cf. F531.6.8.3.1.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Exceptionally large or small men. · view the constellation · filed as F531.6.7

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Icelandic Herrmann Saxo II 583ff., MacCulloch Eddic 277 (Sutting's poetic mead, runes), Snorra Edda Gylf. IV and XV (Mimir's well), Snorra Edda Skald. XXXII (gold) → on our shelf: The Prose Edda (The Younger Edda), THE FOOLING OF GYLFE. VII
  • Estonian Veckenstedt Sagen der Zamaiten (Heidelberg, 1883) II 141 No. 4, 200 No. 24
  • general *Höttges FFC CXXII 143
  • general Hesse-Nassau: Zaunert 61.
Within the index

Filed under Other giant motifs.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Giant possesses treasure Giant obtains treasure from man
Filed beside it
Origin of giants. (Cf. F531.5.7.1.2.) Haunts of giants Homes of giants Age of giants Giants as magicians Giants as builders of great structures 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
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Giants and giantesses fight about treasures Treasure from defeated giant. (Cf. F531.6.7, G610, D838.6.)
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Horses of the gods. (Cf. A171.1.) Three heavens Origin of swans from two fowls fed in Urd's well Castles of gold and silver in otherworld Castles thatched with silver in otherworld. (Cf. F163.3.2.)

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