Strong man's mighty spear-cast (sword blow) — Mythoi

Motif

Strong man's mighty spear-cast (sword blow).

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkably strong man. · view the constellation · filed as F628.4

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

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

1 finer motif beneath it

Strong man plunges sword into stone

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 slays spectre Strong hero wields many weapons at once

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Remarkable thrower. (Cf. F531.3.2., F624.0.1, F624.3.1, F624.8, F628.2.2, F628.4, X943.)

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