ATU 513A Six Go through the Whole World

ATU 513A

Six Go through the Whole World

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Tales Of Magic · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Man with power to make everything freeze. Wears cap over ear. Should he wear it straight everything would freeze. 12 variants
Extraordinary companions. A group of men with extraordinary powers travel together. 12 variants
Strong man: tree-puller. Can uproot and carry off trees. (Cf. F611.3.1, F614.2.) 12 variants
Skillful marksman shoots left eye of fly at two miles. 12 variants
Marvelous runner keeps leg tied up. To prevent him from running away. 12 variants
Suitor contests: bride offered as prize. 12 variants
Race with princess for her hand. 12 variants
Heat test. Attempt to kill hero by burning him in fire. 12 variants
Lowly hero marries princess. 12 variants
Mighty eater. Eats whole ox at time, or the like. (Cf. X931.) 6 variants
Mighty drinker. Drinks up whole pools of water, or the like. (Cf. X932.) 6 variants
Task: climbing glass mountain. 6 variants
Task: drinking enormous amount. 6 variants
Man can hear grass (wool) grow. 4 variants
Man can hear ant leave nest fifty miles away. 4 variants
Man can hear one sleeping by putting ear to ground. 4 variants

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.