Ogre sets impossible tasks — Mythoi

Motif

Ogre sets impossible tasks.

Ogres. · Falling into ogre's power. · Falling into ogre's power – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as G465

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Graham
Africa (Benga) Nassau 215 No. 33.
general *Type 313

Within the index

Filed under Falling into ogre's power – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Following witch's fire into her power Youth takes service with ogre Falling into ogre's power through fascination with his daughter. (Cf. G530.2.) Youth promised to ogre visits ogre's home Person as servant in ogre's house Ogre guesses correctly and gets princess Ogre tyrannizes over fairyland Lousing as task set by ogre Ogre attacks intruders Ugly ogre terrifies women who flee and are drowned Ogre kills men and rapes women Ogre kills noisy children

Carried in tale types

The Magic Flight · ATU 313 24 recorded variants

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