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Motif-Index of Early Icelandic Literature
All6. Twin gods. Cf. Vries 294, 319.
A120. Nature and appearance of the gods.
A123. Monstrous gods.
Al 23.4. God monstrous as to head.
A123.4.1. God with many heads. Saxo lib. XIV c. XXXIX 3 p. 465. Cf. Erwin Wie-
necke Untersuchungen zur Religion der Westslaven (= Forschungen zur Vor-
und Friihgeschichte, I), Lpz. 1940 p. 142 ff.
A123.5. God unusual as to arms.
Al 23.5.1. God with many arms. Cf. F516.
Al 23.7. God unusual as to color.
A123.7.2. Black god (goddess). Cf. A310.1. Eyrb LXIII 4, Njåla CXVI 17, Grett
XXXII 18, Bosa 113 ch. 12, GHrolf 300 ch. 23, SturlSt 612, 627 ch. 12, 18,
ForstB in FMS III 189, OlåfH in Flb II 136 (FMS V 301), JarlmH 14 ch. 10,
Andr 54, HedinH 9 ch. 5: »blår sem Hel«; cf. HålfH ch. 17 (FAS II 60): »heljar-
skinn«; Gylf ch. 20 (34): »blå hålf, en hålf med horandar lit«; MC 304.
A124. Luminous god. Gylf ch. 11 (22), MC 129, Vries 233: Baldr (cf. A431).
A124.2. White god. Gylf ch. 15 (27), MC 152, Vries 296: Heimdallr (cf. A168).
Al 25. Deity in human form (The human form is assumed in most mythologies).
A125.2. God with red beard. OlåfTr ch. 213 in FMS II 182, by Odd ch. 59 (47);
Styrbjarnar t>. ib. V 249; Floam ch. 21; BårdSn 15 ch. 8, cf. 40 ch. 18 and OOdd
125 ff. (FAS II 239 ch. 19): Raudgrani; MC 80, Vries 211, 230: Thor, Odin.
A125.3. God with gold teeth. MC 153: Heimdallr.
A128. Mutilated god.
A128.1. Blind god. Gylf ch. 15 (28), Skåldsk ch. 21 (13), Saussaye 268, MC 21, Vries
237: Hodr; Grm 46, Gylf ch. 11 (20), 19 (33), Skåldsk ch. 24 (16), Vries 305:
Helblindi.
A128.2. One-eyed god (Odin). Cf. F512.1.1; J151.3; J163.3. Forbjorn homklofi
in Skj I A 26, B 24; Vols ch. 11, 44 (42); EgÅsm XIII 10 (FAS III 393); Saxo
lib. I c. VI 7, lib. II c. VII 25, and lib. VII c. X 6, etc.; Saussaye 226; MC 21;
Vries 192.
A128.4. God with one hånd. Hånd cut or bitten off. Gylf ch. 21 (33); Skåldsk ch.
17 (9): Ls in BuggeE 113, 119; MC 21; Vries 284, 287; KrappeÉtudes 11.
A128.5. Lame god.
A128.5.1. God with thick (iron) shoe. Gylf ch. 16 (29), MC 159: Vidarr.
Al32. God in animalform. Cf. F531.1.8; V1.3. Vries 179: Odin; cf. 369 ff.
A132.14. Ram-god. Vries 297: Heimdallr; 179: Odin; 205: Thor.
Al 33. Giant god.
A133.1. Giant god drinks lakes dry. Cf. F531.3.4. Cf. Gylf ch. 31 (46-47) = MC 93:
Thor.
A136. Gods with unusual transportation. Cf. A171.
Al 36.1. God rides unusual animal. Cf. G241.
A136.1.1. Deity rides boar. Hyndl in BuggeE 153, MC 22: Freyja; Skåldsk ch. 15
(7): MC 109: Freyr.
A136.1.2. God rides unusual horse.