μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Mighty lifter.

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

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Icelandic Flateyjarbok I 523--24, MacCulloch Eddic 82, 93, Snorra Edda Prol. III, *Boberg
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Remarkably strong man. (Strong John). (Cf. X940, X959.1.)

11 finer motifs beneath it
Saint as mighty lifter. (Cf. V220.) Strong man lifts horse (ox, ass) 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
Filed beside it
Remarkably strong woman Wild man of superhuman strength Dwarf-hero of superhuman strength Warrior of special strength (Berserk). (Cf. F1041.8.6.) Man with strength of many men Man with strength of animals Man 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 him Strong man accomplishes superhuman tasks when God's spirit is over him Strong man's birth and rearing Strong hero sent from home Strong man makes labor contract Strong man's labors Strong man evades death. Vain attempts to kill him Mighty pugilist
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Strong man carries giant load. (Cf. F531.3.10, F624.) Remarkable lifter. (Cf. F624.)

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