Men swallow men — Mythoi

Motif

Men swallow men.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary swallowings. · view the constellation · filed as F911.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Within the index

Filed under Person (animal) swallowed without killing.

1 finer motif beneath it

God swallows his wife and incorporates her into his own being. (Cf. F1034.2.)

Filed beside it

Animals swallow animals Animal swallows man (not fatally) Jonah. Fish (or water monster) swallows a man Giant swallows man All-swallowing monster. Has whole towns of people and buildings, etc. inside Serpent swallows man

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Voice of slain and eaten child comes from the heart of cannibal. (Cf. F911.1.)

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