Strong man kills great serpent — Mythoi

Motif

Strong man kills great serpent.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkably strong man. · view the constellation · filed as F628.1.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 6, Canto 44

Filed across the traditions

Eskimo (Greenland) Rink 116.

Within the index

Filed under Strong man kills animals with own hands.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Man kills serpents, toads, dragons with own hands Child tears to pieces a live snake with his bare hands. (Cf. F611.3.2.)

Filed beside it

Strong man slays monster Strong man kills lion with own hands Man kills ox with flat of hand Strong hero kills aquatic animal with own hands Strong man kills giant dog Strong hero fells two maddened elephants

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