Sword of Damocles. Sword hung on thin thread immediately above person — Mythoi

Motif

Sword of Damocles. Sword hung on thin thread immediately above person.

Marvels. · Extraordinary places and things. · Extraordinary weapons. · view the constellation · filed as F833.2

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Boberg.
general *BP I 366
general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 735a
general Olrik Sakses Oldhistorie II (1894) 256

Within the index

Filed under Extraordinary sword.

Filed beside it

Sword so heavy that hero must take drink of strength before swinging it Sword extraordinarily bright, sharp Fiery sword Sword cuts everything Sword with poisoned edge. (Cf. F831.3.) Sword with image of wolf or serpent Gigantic sword. Sword eight elbow-lengths long and two spans broad Disappearing sword Sword with God's name engraved upon it. (Cf. D1766.7.2.) Miraculous sword of Angel of Death

Carried in tale types

Life by a Silk Thread · ATU 981A* 1 recorded variant

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