μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general Fb "menneskekjød" II 580a.
Within the index

Filed under Other motifs dealing with cannibals.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Man forced to eat dead father's heart goes madCannibalism causes death
Filed beside it
Unwitting marriage to cannibalCannibal fattens victimCannibal sharpens knife to kill captiveFee-fi-fo-fum. Cannibal returning home smells human flesh and makes exclamation. (Cf. G11.8.1.)Ungrateful cannibal. Eats offered food and then threatens hostsCannibals cut off parts of children's bodiesCannibal crunching human bone says noise is only eating of peasCannibal has long tooth and long nailCannibal hard to liftCannibal breaks wind as means of attackCannibal's gigantic mealOld man says his arm is getting thin – indicates desire for human flesh

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