Tabu: calling on ogre or destructive animal — Mythoi

Motif

Tabu: calling on ogre or destructive animal.

Tabu. · Tabu connected with supernatural beings. · Tabu: calling on ogre or destructive animal. · view the constellation · filed as C20

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3 finer motifs beneath it

"Ah me!": ogre's name uttered. He appears "Bear's food." To urge on his horses a man threatens them with the bear, calling them "bear's food." The bear hears and comes for them Wish for animal husband realized. Girl says she will marry a certain animal. Latter appears and carries her off. (Cf. C15.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Fairies chase man who dares them to come chase him. He barely gets home ahead of them; they drive iron javelin through iron-covered door. (Cf. C20.)

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