Lie: the remarkable man. (Cf. F500–F599.)

Motif

Lie: the remarkable man. (Cf. F500–F599.)

Humor. · Humor of lies and exaggeration · Lie: the remarkable man. · Lie: the remarkable man – his birth, growth, death, physical powers, strength. · Lie: the remarkable man. · view the constellation · filed as X910

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Ancient EgyptianThe Egyptian Book of the Dead, Chapter CLXIX
ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter LVIIILVIII. Human Scapegoats in Classical Antiquity
Japanese / ShintoKojiki: Records of Ancient Matters, Section 113
Literary CrystallizationMoby-Dick; or, The Whale, 98

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 For bibliography of American hero material see Harold Felton Legends of Paul Bunyan (New York, 1947).

Within the index

4 finer motifs beneath it

Lie concerning birth of hero Lie concerning babyhood and boyhood of hero Lie: death of extraordinary man Lie: persons with remarkable bodily parts

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Remarkable persons. Extraordinary size, form, appearance, or habits

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