The Indo-European Dragon-Slayer
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:mythological_figure
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
Hero vs. Dragon motif
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| gptkbp:category |
gptkb:Indo-European_studies
mythological archetype |
| gptkbp:features |
gptkb:Dragon
gptkb:superhero cosmic battle |
| gptkbp:foundIn |
gptkb:Norse_mythology
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
The Indo-European Dragon-Slayer
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| gptkbp:influenced |
later European folklore
Albanian Drangue legend Armenian Vahagn legend Baltic Perkūnas legend Christian Saint George legend |
| gptkbp:motifNumber |
gptkb:ATU_300
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| gptkbp:notableExample |
Greek Zeus slaying Typhon
Hittite Tarhunt slaying Illuyanka Norse Thor slaying Jörmungandr Persian Fereydun slaying Zahhak Slavic Dobrynya Nikitich slaying Zmey Gorynych Vedic Indra slaying Vritra |
| gptkbp:relatedTo |
gptkb:Proto-Indo-European_mythology
|
| gptkbp:restored |
gptkb:Bruce_Lincoln
gptkb:Georges_Dumézil |
| gptkbp:studiedBy |
comparative mythology
|
| gptkbp:symbolizes |
order over chaos
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| gptkbp:theme |
battle between hero and serpent/dragon
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Indo-European_comparative_mythology
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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