Strong man slays spectre

Motif

Strong man slays spectre.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkably strong man. · view the constellation · filed as F628.3

ask the rhapsode about this motif →

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

Within the index

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

Filed beside it

Precocious strong hero as mighty slayer. (Cf. F611.3.2.)Strong man kills animals with own hands Strong man kills men Strong man's mighty spear-cast (sword blow)Strong hero wields many weapons at once

wander