# Ogre > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ogre > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Ogre.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogre > Source revision: 1352013739 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) Legendary monster This article is about the mythological creature. For other uses, see [Ogre (disambiguation)](/source/Ogre_(disambiguation)). "Ogress" redirects here. For the heraldic term, see [Roundel (heraldry)](/source/Roundel_(heraldry)). Not to be confused with [Orge](/source/Orge). [Giovanni Lanfranco](/source/Giovanni_Lanfranco): *[Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre](/source/Orlando_Furioso)*, [oil on canvas](/source/Oil_on_canvas), c. 1624 An **ogre** ([feminine](/source/Grammatical_gender): **ogress**) is a legendary [monster](/source/Monster) depicted as a large, hideous, [humanoid being](/source/Mythic_humanoids) that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children.[1] Ogres frequently feature in [mythology](/source/Mythology), [folklore](/source/Folklore), and fiction throughout the world. They appear in many classic works of literature, and are most often associated in [fairy tales](/source/Fairy_tales) and legend. In mythology, ogres are often depicted as inhumanly large, tall, and having a disproportionately large head, abundant hair, unusually colored skin, a voracious appetite, and a strong body. Ogres are closely linked with [giants](/source/Giant) and with [human cannibals](/source/Human_cannibalism) in mythology. In both folklore and fiction, giants are often given ogrish traits (such as the giants in "[Jack and the Beanstalk](/source/Jack_and_the_Beanstalk)" and "[Jack the Giant Killer](/source/Jack_the_Giant_Killer)", the Giant Despair in *[The Pilgrim's Progress](/source/The_Pilgrim's_Progress)*, and the [Jötunn](/source/J%C3%B6tunn) of [Norse mythology](/source/Norse_mythology)); while ogres may be given giant-like traits. Famous examples of ogres in folklore include the ogre in "[Puss in Boots](/source/Puss_in_Boots)" and the ogre in "[Hop-o'-My-Thumb](/source/Hop-o'-My-Thumb)". Other characters sometimes described as ogres include the title character from "[Bluebeard](/source/Bluebeard)", the Beast from *[Beauty and the Beast](/source/Beauty_and_the_Beast)*, [Humbaba](/source/Humbaba) from the *[Epic of Gilgamesh](/source/Epic_of_Gilgamesh)*, [Grendel](/source/Grendel) from *[Beowulf](/source/Beowulf)*, [Polyphemus](/source/Polyphemus) the [Cyclops](/source/Cyclops) from [Homer](/source/Homer)'s *[Odyssey](/source/Odyssey)*, the man-eating giant in "[Sinbad the Sailor](/source/Sinbad_the_Sailor)" and the [oni](/source/Oni) of [Japanese folklore](/source/Japanese_folklore). ## Etymology The word *ogre* is of [French](/source/French_language) origin, originally derived from the [Etruscan](/source/Etruscan_civilization) god [Orcus](/source/Orcus).[2][3] Its earliest attestation is in [Chrétien de Troyes](/source/Chr%C3%A9tien_de_Troyes)'s late 12th-century verse romance [*Perceval, li contes del graal*](/source/Perceval%2C_the_Story_of_the_Grail), which contains the lines: Et s'est escrit que il ert ancore, que toz li reaumes de Logres, qui jadis fu la terre as ogres, ert destruite par cele lance. Translation: And it is written that he will come again, to all the realms of [Logres](/source/Logres), which was formerly land of ogres, and destroy them with that lance. The "ogres" in this rhyme may refer to the ogres who were, in the [pseudohistorical](/source/Pseudohistorical) work *[History of the Kings of Britain](/source/History_of_the_Kings_of_Britain)* by [Geoffrey of Monmouth](/source/Geoffrey_of_Monmouth), the inhabitants of Britain prior to human settlement. [Puss in Boots](/source/Puss_in_Boots) before the ogre. One of the platters on the table serves human babies (illustrated by [Gustave Doré](/source/Gustave_Dor%C3%A9)). The word *orco* was widely used in Italy at least since 13th century, as attested by Jacomo Tolomei who, in the sonnet "*Le favole, compar, ch'om dice tante*" ("The many fables, my friend, people tell" – before 1290), compares popular characters of fairy tales, like ogres (whose specific characteristic was to eat people), giants, [witches](/source/Witchcraft) and [talking animals](/source/Talking_animal), to real people he could see in his city of [Siena](/source/Siena).[4] The Italian author [Giambattista Basile](/source/Giambattista_Basile) (1575–1632) used the related [Neapolitan](/source/Neapolitan_language) word *uerco*, or in standard [Italian](/source/Italian_language), *orco* in some of his tales, and first talks of female orcs (e.g. in "[Petrosinella](/source/Petrosinella)"). This word is also documented[5] in earlier Italian works ([Fazio degli Uberti](/source/Italian_literature#Imitators), 14th century; [Luigi Pulci](/source/Luigi_Pulci), 15th century; [Ludovico Ariosto](/source/Ludovico_Ariosto), 15th–16th centuries). An even older related word is Old English *orcnēas* found in [Beowulf](/source/Beowulf) lines 112–113, which inspired [J.R.R. Tolkien](/source/J.R.R._Tolkien)'s *[orc](/source/Orc)*.[6] The word *ogre* came into wider usage in the works of [Charles Perrault](/source/Charles_Perrault) (1628–1703) or [Marie-Catherine Jumelle de Berneville, Comtesse d' Aulnoy](/source/Madame_d'Aulnoy) (1650–1705), both of whom were French authors. The first appearance of the word *ogre* in Perrault's work occurred in his *Histoires ou Contes du temps Passé* (1696). It later appeared in several of his other fairy tales, many of which were based on the [Neapolitan](/source/Naples) tales of Basile. The first example of a female ogre being referred to as an *ogress* is found in his version of *[Sleeping Beauty](/source/Sleeping_Beauty)*, where it is spelled *ogresse.* Madame d'Aulnoy first employed the word *ogre* in her story *[L'Orangier et l'Abeille](/source/The_Bee_and_the_Orange_Tree)* (1698), and was the first to use the word *ogree* to refer to the creature's offspring. ## In modern fiction In modern times, ogres have appeared in the *[Dungeons & Dragons](/source/Dungeons_%26_Dragons)* role-playing game as large, powerful humanoid creatures, with below average intelligence,[7]: 249, 257[8] throughout its editions as adversaries[9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][7] but also playable characters.[17][18][19] The ogre was counted among the ten best low-level monsters by the authors of *Dungeons & Dragons for Dummies*. They posit that the ogre "teaches players about fighting big, powerful, stupid monsters, which is an iconic D&D experience".[20] The green-skinned ogre [Shrek](/source/Shrek_(character)) is a fictional character created by the American author [William Steig](/source/William_Steig) that since 1990 has appeared in [a book](/source/Shrek!), several movies by [DreamWorks Animation](/source/DreamWorks_Animation), a TV series, and a musical. The Ogre Mulgarath is the main antagonist in *[The Spiderwick Chronicles](/source/The_Spiderwick_Chronicles)* books series (also adapted into a film and a TV series). Ogres make up the army of Duke Igthorn, antagonists in *[Adventures of the Gummi Bears](/source/Adventures_of_the_Gummi_Bears)*.[21] In this children's TV series, they are presented as anthropomorphized creatures, emphasized through [neomedieval](/source/Neo-medievalism) trappings in clothing and equipment.[22] In *[The Smurfs](/source/The_Smurfs)*, ogres like Bigmouth appear human-like but are stouter than humans. ## Fairy tales that feature ogres [Hop-o'-My-Thumb](/source/Hop-o'-My-Thumb) steals the ogre's [seven-league boots](/source/Seven-league_boots) (illustrated by [Gustave Doré](/source/Gustave_Dor%C3%A9), 1862). - "[Bearskin](/source/Bearskin_(French_fairy_tale))" - "[The Bee and the Orange Tree](/source/The_Bee_and_the_Orange_Tree)" - "[Corvetto](/source/Corvetto_(fairy_tale))" - "[The Dove](/source/The_Dove_(fairy_tale))" - "[The Enchanted Doe](/source/The_Enchanted_Doe)" - "[Finette Cendron](/source/Finette_Cendron)" or "Cunning Cinders" - "[The Flea](/source/The_Flea_(fairy_tale))" - "[Garulfo](/source/Garulfo)" - "[Hop-o'-My-Thumb](/source/Hop-o'-My-Thumb)" - "[Liisa and the Prince](/source/Liisa_and_the_Prince)" - "[Mr Miacca](/source/Mr_Miacca)" - "[Puss in Boots](/source/Puss_in_Boots)" - "[The Selfish Giant](/source/The_Happy_Prince_and_Other_Tales)" - "[Sleeping Beauty](/source/Sleeping_Beauty)" - "[Tale of the Ogre](/source/Tale_of_the_Ogre)" - "[The Three Crowns](/source/The_Three_Crowns)" - "[Violet](/source/Violet_(fairy_tale))" ## Gallery ### In illustration - [Puss in Boots](/source/Puss_in_Boots) before the ogre (illustrated by [Walter Crane](/source/Walter_Crane)). - [Gustave Doré](/source/Gustave_Dor%C3%A9) (1832–1883): *[Bluebeard](/source/Bluebeard)*, [woodcut](/source/Woodcut) from an 1862 edition of *[Histoires ou contes du temps passé](/source/Histoires_ou_contes_du_temps_pass%C3%A9)* - Gustave Doré: Illustration for *[Le Petit Poucet](/source/Hop-o'-My-Thumb)*, 1862 - Gustave Doré: Illustration for *Le Petit Poucet*, 1862 - Alexander Zick (1845–1907): Illustration for *[Der kleine Däumling](/source/Hop-o'-My-Thumb)* - The ogre and his wife, illustration for *[Hop-o'-My-Thumb](/source/Hop-o'-My-Thumb)* from a late-19th-century German fairy tale book - An [oni](/source/Oni) in pilgrim's clothing - [Kawanabe Kyōsai](/source/Kawanabe_Ky%C5%8Dsai) (1831–1889): An oni in wandering Buddhist priest's robes, 1864 - [Katsushika Hokusai](/source/Katsushika_Hokusai) (1760–1849): An oni being chased away by scattered beans, detail of a print - Political cartoon from 1900 depicting Australia as an ogre and referencing its [origins as a penal colony](/source/Convicts_in_Australia) ### In sculpture - The ogre from *[Hop-o'-My-Thumb](/source/Hop-o'-My-Thumb)* at [Efteling](/source/Efteling), [Netherlands](/source/Netherlands) - An ogre king represented at [Mandalay Hill](/source/Mandalay_Hill), [Myanmar](/source/Myanmar) - The ogress Sanda Muhki represented at [Mandalay Hill](/source/Mandalay_Hill) - A Japanese [oni](/source/Oni) - An oni in [Beppu](/source/Beppu%2C_%C5%8Cita), [Kyushu](/source/Kyushu) - Ogre Fountain (lit. "Child Eater Fountain") at Corn House Square, [Bern](/source/Bern), [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland) ## See also - [Buggane](/source/Buggane) - [Child cannibalism](/source/Child_cannibalism) - [Darkspawn](/source/Darkspawn) - [Daeva](/source/Daeva) - [Category:Fictional ogres](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fictional_ogres) - [Giant](/source/Giant) - [Goliath](/source/Goliath) - [Jinn](/source/Jinn) - [Ke'let](/source/Ke'let) - [Mapinguari](/source/Mapinguari) - [Oni](/source/Oni) - [Orc](/source/Orc) - [Rakshasa](/source/Rakshasa) - [Stallo](/source/Stallo) - [Troll](/source/Troll) - [Wendigo](/source/Wendigo) ## References 1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Warner, Marina. *Why do Ogres Eat Babies?*. SpringerLink. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.1007/978-1-349-13816-6_18](https://doi.org/10.1007%2F978-1-349-13816-6_18). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Definition of 'ogre'"](https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ogre). *Merriam-Webster*. 14 February 2025. 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[doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.70163/0036-0252.1093](https://doi.org/10.70163%2F0036-0252.1093). 1. **[^](#cite_ref-22)** Mussies, Martine (2021). ["'Dashing and daring, courageous and caring': Neomedievalism as a Marker of Anthropomorphism in the Parent Fan Fiction Inspired by *Disney's Adventures of the Gummi Bears*"](https://doi.org/10.32798%2Fdlk.625). *Dzieciństwo. Literatura i Kultura*. **3** (2): 60–83. [doi](/source/Doi_(identifier)):[10.32798/dlk.625](https://doi.org/10.32798%2Fdlk.625). ## Further reading - Briggs, Kathrine Mary. *[The Fairies in Tradition and Literature](https://books.google.com/books?id=si_cXO1yJNwC).* London: Routledge, 2002. - "Ogre." *[Encyclopædia Britannica Online](/source/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica_Online)*. 15 May 2006, [search.eb.com](https://archive.today/20130102164230/http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9125639) - Rose, Carol. *Giants, Monsters, & Dragons: An Encyclopedia of Folklore, Legend, and Myth*. New York: [W. W. Norton & Company](/source/W._W._Norton_%26_Company), 2001. [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-393-32211-4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-393-32211-4) - Shippey, Tom. *The Road to Middle-earth*. London: HarperCollins, 1992 (rev.). [ISBN](/source/ISBN_(identifier)) [0-261-10275-3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-261-10275-3) - South, Malcolm, ed. *Mythical and Fabulous Creatures: A Source Book and Research Guide.* Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1987. Reprint, New York: Peter Bedrick Books, 1988. 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