Ogre so old that his eyelids must be propped up

Motif

Ogre so old that his eyelids must be propped up.

Ogres. · Other ogre motifs. · Characteristics of ogres. · view the constellation · filed as G631

Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

general *Krappe Balor 4 n 15
general *Fb "öje" III 1167a.

Within the index

Filed under Characteristics of ogres.

1 finer motif beneath it

Thousand year old ogre

Filed beside it

Ogre who cannot endure daylight. (Cf. G636.)North as abode of evil spirits Genie sleeps with eyes open Ogre revives after limbs are severed Ogres powerless after cockcrow. (Cf. G632.)Ogres live in trees Ogre powerless to cross stream Ogress lives in water. (Cf. F420.1.4.9, F426.)

Travels with

Eye with remarkably heavy lid. Requires four men to lift it, or the like. (Cf. F511.1, G631.)

wander