μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Jewish*Neuman.
Within the index

Filed under Strong man as mighty slayer. (Cf. F615.2.2.)

7 finer motifs beneath it
Strong man slays monsterStrong man kills lion with own handsMan 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
Filed beside it
Precocious strong hero as mighty slayer. (Cf. F611.3.2.)Strong man kills menStrong man slays spectreStrong man's mighty spear-cast (sword blow)Strong hero wields many weapons at once

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