Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Cannibal giant in a castle of bones

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A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


islamicate folklore

  • The Arabian Nights Entertainments The Arabian Nights Entertainments; lines 3728-3822 confidence: high

    They see “a huge pile of bones--human bones” and “numberless spits for roasting.”

    The sailors find human bones and roasting spits before a giant roasts and eats their companions.

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