Rakshasa. Dog or ape-shaped; red hair and eyes; mouth reaching from ear to ear; ears pointed like spears; shape-changers; cannibals; three heads, five feet, four eyes, no fingers, bear-neck, horns. Attack women — Mythoi

Motif

Rakshasa. Dog or ape-shaped; red hair and eyes; mouth reaching from ear to ear; ears pointed like spears; shape-changers; cannibals; three heads, five feet, four eyes, no fingers, bear-neck, horns. Attack women.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Other ogres. · Ogres with monstrous features. · view the constellation · filed as G369.1

Filed across the traditions

Hindu Keith 98, Penzer X 277 s. v. "Rakshasas"
India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Monstrous ogres – miscellaneous.

7 finer motifs beneath it

Rakshasas have power of extending bodies eighty miles Rakshasa can be defeated by hero who has rakshasi blood in his veins Rakshasa eats many of the domestic animals each night Rakshasa eats horse, dog, and child. Suspected Ranis ordered for execution Man persecuted by a rakshasa in form of beautiful wench Rakshasa hidden in deer's head swallows men Rakshasa's mistress with her head severed lying in a pool of blood

Filed beside it

Genie in form of smoke, taking shape with three wings, one on back Ogre without a shadow Ogre has head and tail of a cat. (Cf. G361.) Ogre (demon) with long arm (demon hand) which is thrust down chimney (through door, etc.) One-breasted ogress One-eyed demon

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