Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him — Mythoi

Motif

Man transforms self to gadfly to enter giant's stomach and kill him.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Various kinds of treacherous murder. · view the constellation · filed as K952.2

Cited in the index

general S. Am. Indian (Tehuelche): Alexander Lat. Am. 336.

Within the index

Filed under Animal (monster) killed from within.

1 finer motif beneath it

Man kills giant bear by crawling inside and cutting his way out

Filed beside it

Ungrateful river passenger kills carrier from within. Crawls inside during the passage. (Porcupine and buffalo.) Animal tricked into seizing hollow log. Man reaches through and pulls animal's heart out

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