Skillful marksman shoots left eye of fly at two miles — Mythoi

Motif

Skillful marksman shoots left eye of fly at two miles.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Remarkable skill. · view the constellation · filed as F661.5.3

Cited in the index

general *Type 513.

Within the index

Filed under Skillful marksman shoots animal (man) through eye.

Filed beside it

Skillful marksman shoots serpent through left eye Skillful marksman shoots bird through eye Skillful marksman shoots both eyes of an ogre Marvelous marksman can shoot eye off needle at quarter-mile distance

Carried in tale types

Six Go through the Whole World · ATU 513A 12 recorded variants

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