μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Help from ogre's mother.

Ogres. · Ogre defeated. · Ogre's relative aids hero. · view the constellation · filed as G530.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 86
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Jamaica *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 274 No. 86.
  • general *Aarne FFC XXIII 158
Within the index

Filed under Ogre's relative aids hero.

Filed beside it
Help from ogre's wife (mistress) Help from ogre's daughter (or son). (Cf. G455.) Help from ogre's grandmother Help from old woman in ogre's house Ogre's maidservant as helper Hero hidden and ogre deceived by his wife (daughter) when he says that he smells human blood Ogre tells wife how people may evade his power Captive woman in ogre's house helps hero Ogre defeated with divine help

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