Strong man clears plain — Mythoi

Motif

Strong man clears plain.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkably strong man. · view the constellation · filed as F614.9

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Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter XXIV XXIV. The Killing of the Divine King
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 1, Canto 44
Irish Gods and Fighting Men: The Story of the Tuatha de Danaan and of the Fianna of Ireland , Ch. 25 CHAPTER I. THE COMING OF FINN
Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 6, Canto 73

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

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Filed under Strong man's labors.

Filed beside it

Strong man drives anvil into ground Strong man uproots tree and uses it as weapon Strong man as gardener: destroys plants Strong man as rower; breaks boat Strong man as fisherman: destroys fish and nets Strong man throws trees on roof and breaks it Strong man uses stable-roof as flail Strong man fells tree with one blow of axe Strong hero fights whole army alone Strong man jumps across rivers. (Cf. F611.3.2.4.) Youth crushes coins to powder with fingers

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