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The first example of a female ogre being referred to as an ogress is found in his version of Sleeping Beauty, where it is spelled ogresse. Madame d'Aulnoy first employed the word ogre in her story L'Orangier et l'Abeille (1698), and was the first to use the word ogree to refer to the creature's offspring.
In these texts, Datsueba is unnamed and referred to simply as oni (ogre) or ouna no oni (old female ogre), but the descriptions of the female ogre's physicality and locale by the Sanzu river are very similar, and also resemble future iterations of a more solidified, established notion of Datsueba. [1]
Princess Fiona [1] [2] is a fictional character in DreamWorks' Shrek franchise. One of the film series' main characters, Fiona first appears in Shrek (2001) as a beautiful princess cursed to transform into an ogre at night.
This oni (ogre) tramples a hapless villain in Beppu, Oita, Oita Prefecture, a famous onsen hot springs resort on the island of Kyushu in Japan. According to Chinese Taoism and esoteric Onmyōdō , the ways of yin and yang , the northeasterly direction is termed the kimon ( 鬼門 , "demon gate") and considered an unlucky direction through which ...
Tepegoz, a one-eyed ogre in the Oghuz Turkish epic Book of Dede Korkut; Ra, an Egyptian god whose right eye represents life, immortality, and light, often portrayed as a sun; Horus, an Egyptian god whose left eye represents the moon, healing, protection, and restoration
Ibaraki-dōji (茨木童子 or 茨城童子 "Ibaraki child") is an oni (demon or ogre) featured in tales of the Heian period. In the tales, Ibaraki-dōji is based on Mount Ōe, and once went on a rampage in Kyoto. The "Ibaraki" in his name may refer to Ibaraki, Osaka; "dōji" means "child", but in this context is a demon offspring.
The most common mythological being is the Belu, an ogre. The popularity of the Belu is due to the Yama Zatdaw, the Burmese version of the Ramayana, a very popular play in Myanmar, and also their roles in the Jatakas. A Thaman Chah or were-tiger, from a 19th-century Burmese watercolour
Gobwa is a former goblin, who evolved into an ogre due to Benimaru's evolution, who serves as Benimaru's right-hand woman. Gobchi A young goblin who lost an eye in the past. After evolving into a hobgoblin, he now wears an eyepatch. Gobte A female goblin who evolves into a goblina after receiving her name. Gob'emon