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Motif

Man builds boat and sails about in giant's belly.

Marvels. · Extraordinary occurrences. · Extraordinary swallowings. · view the constellation · filed as F911.5.1

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““Thence arose the violation, Thence arose the first destruction, Thence came all the evil-doings: From the neighborhood of wizards, From the homes of the magicians, From the caves of vicious spirits, From the haunts of fortune-tellers, From the cabins of the witches, From the castles of Tuoni, From the bottom of Manala, From the ground with envy swollen, From Ingratitude’s dominions, From the rocky shoals and quicksands, From the…”

— The Kalevala, Rune XVII · served from our shelf

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  • FinnishThe Kalevala, Rune XVIIThompson cites: Kalevala rune 17.
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Giant lies underground with trees growing all over his body. When his mouth is opened man falls into it and is swallowedGiant swallows manVictim kills swallower from within by burningQuest over path bristling with sharp points (knives, axes, etc.)

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