Ogre trapped in box (cage) — Mythoi

Motif

Ogre trapped in box (cage).

Ogres. · Ogre defeated. · Ogre killed, maimed, or captured. · view the constellation · filed as G514.1

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "boite"
Indonesia De Vries's list No. 244
Japanese Ikeda
N. Am. Indian Thompson CColl II 359ff.
general *Type 328
general Köhler-Bolte I 306

Within the index

Filed under Ogre captured.

Filed beside it

Demon must bring treasure to those who have released him Ogre imprisoned in his own house Ogre caught in noose and killed Ogre captured while transformed to animal Ogre tied to rock Ogresses caught in flood of lava Ogre captured with decoy smeared with tar. He is then killed and thrown into water Ogre captured by animal

Carried in tale types

The Boy Steals the Ogre's Treasure · ATU 328 2 recorded variants

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