Giant or ogre as helper — Mythoi

Motif

Giant or ogre as helper.

Chance and fate. · Helpers. · Supernatural helpers. · view the constellation · filed as N812

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Missouri French Carrière
India *Thompson-Balys
Eskimo (Bering Strait) Nelson RBAE XVIII 471
Africa (Zulu) Callaway 44, (Benga): Nassau 208ff.
general *Types 531, 709
general Böklen 84ff.
general BP III 18ff.
general Malone PMLA XLIII 412

Within the index

Filed under Supernatural helpers.

8 finer motifs beneath it

Giant's help secured by feeding him Wise giant as foster father of hero Giantess as foster mother and helper of hero Grateful giantess as helper Giantess helps the man she loves Monster grateful to hero for being spared becomes helpful Ogre magically produces water for caravan Chief with three supernatural ogre helpers

Filed beside it

Invisible guardians Helper's beard and eyebrows cut. Only after hero has performed this service is help forthcoming Hero's divine father as helper Supernatural helper comes from sky Supernatural person disguised as servant as helper Saint disguised (as poor man) as helper Supernatural godfather. A king chooses as the godfather of his son the first man he meets. The godfather proves to be supernatural Helpful genie (spirit) Helpful angel Fairy as helper Santa Claus as bringer of Christmas gifts Deity as helper Sky as helper Supernatural helpers – miscellaneous

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