Task: measuring ocean — Mythoi

Motif

Task: measuring ocean.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Nature of tasks. · Superhuman tasks. · view the constellation · filed as H1144

Cited in the index

general *Hdwb. d. Märchens s. v. "Meer austrinken, ausmessen".

Within the index

Filed under Superhuman tasks.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Task: to collect together all the drops of water Task: counting the waves

Filed beside it

Task: building enormous bridge. (Cf. H359.1.) Task: recovering lost objects Task: building castle (fort) Task: annihilating (overcoming) army single-handed Task: bringing winds from the whole world Task: binding waves of the sea Task: supplying water in land where it is lacking Task: eating enormous amount Task: drinking enormous amount Task: dipping out the sea with a spoon: countertask: stop all the rivers. (Cf. H1113., H1142.3.) Tasks: other difficult measurements Task: carrying mountain on head Task: making ladder which whole army cannot set up Miscellaneous superhuman tasks

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