28 motifs match “mighty”  ·  back to the chapters

• Culture hero as mighty hunter. A526.2
• Snake shoots rapids of mighty river. B748
• Transformation: spear becomes mighty tree when driven into ground. D454.9.1.1
• Mighty sleeper. D1960.1.1
• Fairy as mighty lifter. F253.1.1.1
• Giant's mighty stride spans earth's width. F531.3.5.2
• Mighty pugilist. F616
• Mighty wrestler. F617
• Mighty blower. Man turns mill with his blowing. (Cf. X935.) F622
• Mighty blower slows down princess with his breath. F622.1
• Mighty blower blows firebrand so that sparks fly far, blows seawaves back and forth. F622.2
• Mighty lifter. F624
• Saint as mighty lifter. (Cf. V220.) F624.0.1
• Strong man as mighty slayer. (Cf. F615.2.2.) F628
• Precocious strong hero as mighty slayer. (Cf. F611.3.2.) F628.0.1
• Strong man's mighty spear-cast (sword blow). F628.4
• Mighty eater. Eats whole ox at time, or the like. (Cf. X931.) F632
• Mighty drinker. Drinks up whole pools of water, or the like. (Cf. X932.) F633
• Mighty fisherman. Palm tree as rod, elephant as bait. F634
• Mighty archer. F638
• Mighty digger. F639.1
• Mighty digger of tunnels. F639.1.1
• Mighty diver. Can stay extraordinary time under water. F639.2
• Animal as mighty drinker. F989.11
• Mighty-of-His-Mouth and Mighty-of-His-Hands decide to live together to test strength. Strength of mind is winner. H1562.14
• Man barks his shins on dark night. "By the great bugaboo! If I was the Almighty and had a moon, I'd hang it out on a night like this." J1261.1.3
• Banished youth becomes mighty king. L111.1.1
• Dam builder remarks that God Almighty could not sweep completed dam away. The whole structure gives away, disappears. Q221.4.1