Ogre eats only men's hearts — Mythoi

Motif

Ogre eats only men's hearts.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Ogres with characteristic methods. · view the constellation · filed as G312.6

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Cannibal ogre.

Filed beside it

Piśāca. Drinks blood and eats human flesh. Eats corpses and makes living waste away Spirit-woman in rock devours men and cattle Flesh-eating spirits live in trees Man-eating ogre fries his victims in kettle of oil Bhrat, fierce flesh-eating creatures made by Creator in fit of anger Ogress devours horses

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