μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man who is too heavy for any horse walks faster than horseback riders.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Persons with extraordinary powers. · Other marvelous powers. · view the constellation · filed as F681.9

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Marvelous runner.

Filed beside it
Marvelous runner keeps leg tied up. To prevent him from running away Marvelous runner outstrips March wind Marvelous runner swift as thought Marvelous runner swift as sight Marvelous runner can run round earth in five minutes Marvelous runner catches wild game on the run Marvelous runner runs backwards Marvelous runner captures two of every wild animal Marvelous swift plower Marvelous swift mower Runner runs so swiftly that he does not snap the ears of wheat (bend grass) Boy runs so fast snow makes rainbow behind him

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “horseback” · wander