μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Abduction by giant. (Cf. F531, G100.)

Captives and fugitives. · Captivity. · Abduction. · view the constellation · filed as R11.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • English romance Malory V 5
  • Icelandic *Boberg
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Korean Zong in-Sob 166 No. 72
  • N. Am. Indian (Zuñi) Benedict II 334.
Within the index

Filed under Abduction by monster (ogre). (Cf. G440.)

Filed beside it
Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre). (Cf. R10.1.) Abduction by devil
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Giant. A person of enormous size. (For giants who are primarily ogres see G100 and G400–G599.) Giant ogre. Polyphemus. (For motifs concerning giants who are not malevolent but merely large, see F531.)

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