2006-07-26 12:00:31 · 8 answers · asked by marksfreecomix 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Other - Arts & Humanities
An ogre (feminine: ogress) is a large and hideous humanoid monster. Ogres are often represented in fairy tales and folklore as feeding on human beings and have appeared in many classic works of literature. In art, ogres are often depicted with a big head, abundant and hirsute hair and beard, a huge belly, and a strong body. Today, variants of ogres can be found in most modern fantasy games, and the term is also often applied in a metaphorical sense to disgusting persons who exploit, brutalize, or otherwise metaphorically devour their victims.
2006-07-26 12:04:49 · answer #1 · answered by MTSU history student 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
According to the folklore and mythology of the peoples of Northern Europe, an ogre is a member of a race of humanoid beings, fierce and cruel monsters, that eat human flesh; in some stories they are also shy and cowardly, and have little or no intelligence and cleverness, which makes it easy for men to defeat them. Ogres are sometimes said to be able to change shape at will into animals or objects, and they often dwell in marvelous palaces or castles, sometimes underground.
2006-07-26 12:12:10 · answer #2 · answered by binkystone 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
o·gre
noun.
1. A giant or monster in legends and fairy tales that eats humans.
2. A person who is felt to be particularly cruel, brutish, or hideous
2006-07-26 12:05:36 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A large hideous humanoid monster (wikepedia)
2006-07-26 12:04:31 · answer #4 · answered by Tori 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a very ugly giant but a little shorter than a giant
2006-07-26 12:02:57 · answer #5 · answered by Courtney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a meanie, monster
2006-07-26 12:03:07 · answer #6 · answered by Lucy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
watch shrek
2006-07-26 12:04:12 · answer #7 · answered by erikajune6 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
my old english teacher
2006-07-26 12:03:52 · answer #8 · answered by J 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋