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thumb|upright=1.15|Giovanni Lanfranco: Norandino and Lucina Discovered by the Ogre, [[oil on canvas, c. 1624]] An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a legendary monster depicted as a large, hideous, humanoid being that eats ordinary human beings, especially infants and children. Ogres frequently feature in mythology, folklore, and fiction throughout the world. They appear in many classic works of literature, and are most often associated in fairy tales and legend.
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- Unicode character
- 👹
- Commons category
- Ogre
- topic's main category
- Category:Ogres
- female form of label
- grdobka
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- male form of label
- grdobec
- name in native language
- Ogre
- worshipped by
- European folklore
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