Dragonja
Also known as: Dragonja the Ploughman, Div Orač
Basic account
Istrian giant who ploughed the Mirna into being; his kind built the hill towns.
Account
He dragged a plough from the mountains to the sea. Water followed the furrow, and he named it Mirna.
Motifs
- Shaped the land while living
- The giant as builder
- The river came from a giant
- Attached to a real place
Names only. Connections open with membership.
What is disputed
The most famous Istrian giant, Veli Jože, is not folk tradition in the strict sense.
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Sources
- Maja Bošković-Stulli, Istarske narodne priče
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