One brother rescues another from ogre — Mythoi

Motif

One brother rescues another from ogre.

Ogres. · Ogre defeated. · Rescue from ogre. · view the constellation · filed as G551.4

Attested across traditions

Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 60 receipt
Germanic Grimm's Household Tales: With the Author's Notes , Tale 85 receipt

Filed across the traditions

German Grimm Nos. 60, 85
India *Thompson-Balys.
general Type 303

Within the index

Filed under Rescue from ogre by relative.

1 finer motif beneath it

One foster brother rescues another from ogre

Filed beside it

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

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Quest for lost brother(s) Treasure from bird's feathers Speaking lion Speaking bear Speaking wolf Speaking fox Speaking hare (rabbit) Helpful animals a gift Release of animal by hunter (fisher) Tabu: disclosing source of magic power Magic objects possessed by witch, sorcerer or evil dwarf. (Cf. F451.7, G234, D1711.) Dog as witch's familiar

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