μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 8references

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • LappishQvigstad FFC LX 59 No. 140
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • TuamotuStimson MS (z-G. 13/249)
  • Eskimo (Greenland)Rink 107, 138
  • West IndiesFlowers 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 menOgre's daughter killed together with her fatherHero killing an ogress gains her adopted daughter for his wife. (Cf. G510.1.)Ogre killed with knife (sword)Ogre stoned to deathOgre burned to deathOgre persuaded to go into hole: buried aliveOgre killed by burning external soulGiant killed by cutting his foot (feet) offBackbone of ogre's old mother brokenOgre killed by strikingAnimal kills ogre. (Cf. B524.)Ogre killed by lightningOgre 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 victorHero overcomes devastating animalOgress with knife tail defeated by hunterOgre blindedOgre killed and resuscitated so as to be of help to heroOgre capturedHoly men keep devils under controlOgre killed through other tricks

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