Ogre
demonic Medieval single tradition · 3
Ogres are large, grotesque humanoids in Medieval folklore.
↻ synthesized from 3 sources
When
- First attested
- 0 CE
- Attested period
- 0 – 2020
- Historical notes
- Appears in French fairy tales.
Relationships
- co occurs with
- Orgoglio, Penhill Giant, Thunderdell, Tom Hickathrift, William of Lindholme, Yernagate, Ojáncanu, Oni, Orthrus, onibi, Obake, Obariyon, Oceanid, Odei, Odmience, Oiwa, Ōkami, Okiku, Öksökö, Ōkubi, Okuri-inu, Ole-Higue, Onikuma, Onmoraki, Onoskelis, Onryō, Opiyel Guabiron, Orang Bunian, Orang Minyak, Ördög, Oread, Ork, Orobas, Otso, Ouroboros, Ovinnik, Owlman, Orcus, orco, Ogun, Cormoran, Ascapart, Blunderbore, Buggane, Colbrand, Ettins, Galehaut, Goram and Vincent, Lubber fiend, Oshun, Odin, Osiris, Ōmukade, Obayifo, Obia, Og
Mentioned by
- Ogun
- Cormoran
- Ascapart
- Blunderbore
- Buggane
- Colbrand
- Ettins
- Galehaut
- Goram and Vincent
- Lubber fiend
- Oshun
- Odin
- Osiris
- Ōmukade
- Obayifo
- Obia
and 1 more
Sources
Source passages
“Ogre”
#4542 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“Ogre (Medieval folklore) – Large, grotesque humanoid”
#5134 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001
“The French word ogre (appearing first in Charles Perrault's fairy-tales) may have come from variant forms of this word, orgo or ogro; in any case, the French ogre and the Italian orco are exactly the same sort of creature.”
#39218 · extracted by google/gemini-2.0-flash-001