μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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
  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • Buddhist mythMalalasekera II 1172
  • HawaiiBeckwith 421
  • Samoaibid. 254.
Within the index

Filed under Remarkably strong man. (Strong John). (Cf. X940, X959.1.)

5 finer motifs beneath it
Remarkable thrower of ironRemarkable thrower of chipsRemarkable pourer of waterRemarkable stone-throwerHero catches a giant jug and pitches it about
Filed beside it
Remarkably strong womanWild man of superhuman strengthDwarf-hero of superhuman strengthWarrior of special strength (Berserk). (Cf. F1041.8.6.)Man with strength of many menMan with strength of animalsMan so strong that he breaks most of what he gets in touch with. (Cf. F614.3-F614.6.)Strong man is so heavy that no horse can carry him all day. (Cf. F681.8.)Strong man so heavy that only his own horse can carry himStrong man accomplishes superhuman tasks when God's spirit is over himStrong man's birth and rearingStrong hero sent from homeStrong man makes labor contractStrong man's laborsStrong man evades death. Vain attempts to kill himMighty pugilist
Travels with
Giant throws a great rockSaint as mighty lifter. (Cf. V220.)Strong man throws carriage with horses and driver on top of haystack and breaks the driver's ribsStrong man throws opponent into the airStrong man throws another from wallsStrong man's mighty spear-cast (sword blow)Lie: remarkable thrower. (Cf. F636.)

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