μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.
  • general *Type 812
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 motherHelp from old woman in ogre's houseOgre's maidservant as helperHero hidden and ogre deceived by his wife (daughter) when he says that he smells human bloodOgre tells wife how people may evade his powerCaptive woman in ogre's house helps heroOgre defeated with divine help
Carried in tale types

wander