ATU 302 The Ogre's (Devil's) Heart in the Egg

ATU 302

The Ogre's (Devil's) Heart in the Egg

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Tales Of Magic · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Animals help man overcome monster with external soul. Discover where he keeps his soul. 12 variants
External soul. A person (often a giant or ogre) keeps his soul or life separate from the rest of his body. 12 variants
Murder by destroying external soul. 12 variants
Secret of external soul learned by deception. 12 variants
Lowly hero marries princess. 12 variants
Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre). (Cf. R10.1.) 12 variants
Transformation: man to eagle. 6 variants
Transformation: man to ant. 6 variants
Soul in egg. 6 variants
Soul hidden in a series of coverings. This motif is combined with several others. Usually the soul will be hidden in an egg, in a duck, in a well, in a church, or a similar series. 6 variants
Animals grateful for shelter. 4 variants
Magic power from animals. 4 variants
Magic strength from helpful animal. 4 variants

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.