ogres

Folklore's hulking monsters

Ogres are large, hideous humanoid monsters in folklore and fantasy, typically portrayed as man-eating brutes.

They appear in fairy tales as villains who threaten heroes and devour children.

Figuratively, an ogre is someone cruel, frightening, or tyrannical: My boss is an absolute ogre.

mythology

giants

Beings of immense stature

fairytales · Shrek · clubs · caves · man-eaters · legends · beasts · goblins · cyclops · brutes

behavior

bullies

Those who intimidate others

  • tyrantsOppressive absolute rulers
  • brutesCruel, violent people
  • crueltyDeliberate harm-causing disposition

intimidation · menacing · ferocious · savage · barbaric · domineering · oppressors · thugs · terrorizing · brutish

appearance

hulking

Massive and unwieldy

fangs · warty · massive · lumbering · greenish · muscular · misshapen · ugly · towering · bulbous

fantasy

RPG

Explosive launcher or fantasy genre

lair · combat · miniatures · Warcraft · videogames · raids · berserker · Warhammer · bestiary · campaign

Categories
Opposites
moral character in folklore

ogresangels

Divine winged messengers

fairy godmothers · fairies · pixies · guardian spirits · saints

Family

ogre, ogress, ogreish

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G