μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Giant ogre can be killed only with iron club he carries (with own sword).

Miscellaneous groups of motifs. · Unique exceptions · Unique vulnerability. · view the constellation · filed as Z312.2

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Icelandic *Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Unique deadly weapon. Only one thing will kill a certain man.

Filed beside it
Person can be killed only by red-hot spits being thrust through soles of his feet Unique source of weakness Unique bait for fish

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “carries” · wander