Ogre killed — Mythoi

Motif

Ogre killed.

Ogres. · Ogre defeated. · Ogre killed, maimed, or captured. · view the constellation · filed as G512

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Buddhist The Jataka, or Stories of the Buddha's Former Births , Book I
Greco-Roman The Library (Bibliotheca) , APPENDIX, ch. 34
North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 79 LXXIX. JOHN THE BEAR’®
North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 72 LXXI. THE CANNIBAL WHO WAS BURNED *
Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LXVI LXVI. The External Soul in Folk-Tales

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Icelandic *Boberg
Lappish Qvigstad FFC LX 59 No. 140
India *Thompson-Balys
Tuamotu Stimson MS (z-G. 13/249)
Eskimo (Greenland) Rink 107, 138
West Indies Flowers 454.
general *Type 328

Within the index

Filed under Ogre killed, maimed, or captured.

14 finer motifs beneath it

Hero kills trouble-making evil strong men Ogre's daughter killed together with her father Hero killing an ogress gains her adopted daughter for his wife. (Cf. G510.1.) Ogre killed with knife (sword) Ogre stoned to death Ogre burned to death Ogre persuaded to go into hole: buried alive Ogre killed by burning external soul Giant killed by cutting his foot (feet) off Backbone of ogre's old mother broken Ogre killed by striking Animal kills ogre. (Cf. B524.) Ogre killed by lightning Ogre drowned

Filed beside it

Defeated giant gives his daughter to victor. (Cf. G512.0.3.) Secrets forced from overpowered monster. (Cf. G515.) Defeated giant becomes friend and helper of victor Hero overcomes devastating animal Ogress with knife tail defeated by hunter Ogre blinded Ogre killed and resuscitated so as to be of help to hero Ogre captured Holy men keep devils under control Ogre killed through other tricks

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