Child born as cannibal — Mythoi

Motif

Child born as cannibal.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Cannibals and cannibalism. · Regular cannibalism. · Person becomes cannibal. · view the constellation · filed as G33

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Cited in the index

general *Type 406*
general *Fb "menneskeæder" II 580.

Within the index

Filed under Person becomes cannibal.

1 finer motif beneath it

Cannibal disenchanted by overcoming it. Becomes maiden

Filed beside it

Children flee from father who turns cannibal Human child brought up by ogress becomes a man-eater Taste of human flesh leads to habitual cannibalism Girl seduced by brother becomes cannibal ogre

Carried in tale types

The Cannibal · ATU 406 1 recorded variant

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