Rescue of children from ogre by brother — Mythoi

Motif

Rescue of children from ogre by brother.

Ogres. · Ogre defeated. · Rescue from ogre. · view the constellation · filed as G551.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Reference The Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged) , Chapter LXVI LXVI. The External Soul in Folk-Tales

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Kaffir) Kidd 233 No. 4
Jamaica Beckwith XVII 271 No. 83.
general *Type 327*

Within the index

Filed under Rescue from ogre by relative.

1 finer motif beneath it

Rescue of children from giant (ogre) by hero (skillful companions)

Filed beside it

Rescue of sister from ogre by brother Rescue of sister from ogre by another sister One brother rescues another from ogre Cannibal is killed by his wife's relatives

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