μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • Irish mythCross.
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Filed under Remarkably strong man. (Strong John). (Cf. X940, X959.1.)

12 finer motifs beneath it
Strong man drives anvil into groundStrong man uproots tree and uses it as weaponStrong man as gardener: destroys plantsStrong man as rower; breaks boatStrong man as fisherman: destroys fish and netsStrong man throws trees on roof and breaks itStrong man uses stable-roof as flailStrong man fells tree with one blow of axeStrong man clears plainStrong hero fights whole army aloneStrong man jumps across rivers. (Cf. F611.3.2.4.)Youth crushes coins to powder with fingers
Filed beside it
Remarkably strong womanWild man of superhuman strengthDwarf-hero of superhuman strengthWarrior of special strength (Berserk). (Cf. F1041.8.6.)Man with strength of many menMan with strength of animalsMan so strong that he breaks most of what he gets in touch with. (Cf. F614.3-F614.6.)Strong man is so heavy that no horse can carry him all day. (Cf. F681.8.)Strong man so heavy that only his own horse can carry himStrong man accomplishes superhuman tasks when God's spirit is over himStrong man's birth and rearingStrong hero sent from homeStrong man makes labor contractStrong man evades death. Vain attempts to kill himMighty pugilistMighty wrestler

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