WORLD SKY MYTHS
The Biblical Myth of David and Goliath
as found in the Mythology and Folklore
of Peoples around the Globe

by F. Graham Millar
Halifax, Centre, RASC (Royal Astronomical Society of Canada)
Website use with permission of the late copyright-holding author and based on the author's significant pioneer article which appeared in the Journal of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Vol. 89, No. 4, Aug. 1995, pp.141-154.

Examples of Sky Myths similar to the Biblical David and Goliath Around the World
Egyptian, German, Greek, Indian, Roman, Norse, Welsh, Latvian
- Seth, Horus, St. George, Siggurd, Fafnir, Ulysses, Polyphemus, Vrtra, Indra, Tvastr, Vulcan, Vali, Hodur, Pwyll, Havgan, Gwydyon, Pryderi, Culhwch, Ysbaddaden, Peredur, Pastaris, Giant, Teikas -



Above are some examples of tales
similar to David and Goliath
in various cultures.

Such folk themes have been codified by Thompson (1975).

The list is not exhaustive, but the examples suffice
to demonstrate that the tale was international.

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