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Motifs — first 20 of 462
- Devil (ogre) steals thunder's instruments. A162.3.1
- Sun and moon born from an ogre. A715.3
- World devoured by ogre. A1099.2
- Former age: spirits and ogres lived with men, and gods appeared in human guise. A1101.1.3
- Progressive degeneration to present race of men. A1220.1
- Country ridded of ogres and made peaceful. A1416
- Animals from transformed ogre or giant. A1716
- Abused and pampered horses. Hero is ordered by ogre to feed and care for certain horse and to neglect other horse. Hero disobeys and feeds neglected horse. Latter is enchanted prince and helps hero. (Cf. B181.) B316
- Helpful centipede kills ogre. B524.1.10
- Tabu: calling on ogre or destructive animal. C20
- "Ah me!": ogre's name uttered. He appears. C21
- Child threatened with ogre. Latter takes child off. C25.1
- Ogre has unique powers of exchange of sex with human being. D10.1
- Transformation: ogress to man. D11.1
- Transformation: normal men to ogres. Become ravenous. D47.2
- Transformation: princess to ogress. D47.3
- Transformation: man to ogre. D94
- Transformation: ogress's tongue to surfboard. D457.14.1
- Change of sex by exchange with a yaksa (ogre). (Cf. D10.) D593
- Transformation to hide from ogress. D642.5.1
Tale types
- ATU 1002 Destroying the Master's Property (previously Dissipation of the Ogre's Property)
- ATU 1037 The Ogre Shears a Pig
- ATU 1096 Sewing Contest (previously The Tailor and the Ogre in a Sewing Contest)
- ATU 1117 The Ogre's Pitfall
- ATU 1119 The Ogre Kills His Mother (Wife) (previously The Ogre Kills his Own Children)
- ATU 1120 The Ogre's Wife Thrown into the Water
- ATU 1121 The Ogre's Wife Burned in Her Own Oven
- ATU 1122 The Ogre's Wife Killed Through Other Tricks
- ATU 1131 Hot Porridge in the Ogre's Throat
- ATU 1132 Flight of the Ogre with his Goods in the Bag