Captive woman in ogre's house helps hero — Mythoi

Motif

Captive woman in ogre's house helps hero.

Ogres. · Ogre defeated. · Ogre's relative aids hero. · view the constellation · filed as G535

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg
India *Thompson-Balys.

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 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 Ogre defeated with divine help

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