μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Ogre killed, maimed, or captured.

Filed beside it
Secrets forced from overpowered monster. (Cf. G515.)Defeated giant becomes friend and helper of victorHero overcomes devastating animalOgress with knife tail defeated by hunterOgre blindedOgre killedOgre killed and resuscitated so as to be of help to heroOgre capturedHoly men keep devils under controlOgre killed through other tricks
Travels with
Hero killing an ogress gains her adopted daughter for his wife. (Cf. G510.1.)

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