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Motif

Ogre's relative aids hero.

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

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10 finer motifs beneath it
Help from ogre's wife (mistress) Help from ogre's daughter (or son). (Cf. G455.) Help from ogre's mother 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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