THE CONCORDANCE

ogre

2 records across 2 traditions carry this current.

Africa & the Middle East · 1

AigamuxaNight visitor · Namibia · South AfricaIn Khoekhoe (Khoikhoi) storytelling of Namibia and the northern Cape, the Aigamuxa or Aigamuchab is a man-eating ogre with eyes on the soles of its feet. To see prey it must invert itself; tales collected by Schultze-Jena pair it with the wily jackal.

Asia & the Isles · 1

OniNight visitor · JapanOgre-like beings in Japanese storytelling and festival imagery, associated with punishment, otherworldly strength, and the driving-out of misfortune (as in Setsubun). Many local and literary variants exist.