Help from ogre's grandmother — Mythoi

Motif

Help from ogre's grandmother.

Ogres. · Ogre defeated. · Ogre's relative aids hero. · view the constellation · filed as G530.4

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-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 mother 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

Carried in tale types

The Devil's Riddle · ATU 812 6 recorded variants

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