μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • EnglishChild V 487 s. v. "lion", Wells 151 (Richard Coer de Lyon)
  • HebrewJudges 14: 6 (Samson)
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Strong man kills animals with own hands.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Strong man kills tiger single-handedStrong man kills leopardStrong man kills jaguarStrong man kills bearStrong man kills wolves in sea
Filed beside it
Strong man slays monsterMan kills ox with flat of handStrong man kills great serpentStrong hero kills aquatic animal with own handsStrong man kills giant dogStrong hero fells two maddened elephants

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