Strong man lifts horse (ox, ass)

Motif

Strong man lifts horse (ox, ass).

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkably strong man. · view the constellation · filed as F624.1

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Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

GreekFox 100 (Theseus)
JewishNeuman.
general Fb "stærk"
general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 250
general Gaster Exempla 203 No. 92

Within the index

Filed under Mighty lifter.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Strong man throws elephant across sea Strong man throws walrus Strong man throws leopard

Filed beside it

Saint as mighty lifter. (Cf. V220.)Strong man lifts large stone Strong hero lifts cart Strong man lifts plow Strong man lifts ton of rye Strong hero lifts house Strong man carries boat (ship)Strong man throws opponent into the air Little girl moves enormous bow which nobody could ever carry before Strong man carries bellows

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