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.)

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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.)