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Ogre
Shrek fierce
General information
Universe European mythology
Aliases Orc
Classification Ogranthropus orcus
Intelligence Sapient
Biological information
Feeding behavior Carnivorous (usually)
Lineage information
Cultural information
Sociocultral characteristics
Scientific taxonomy
Domain Eukaryota
Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Mammalia
Order Primates
Family Hominidae
Genus Ogranthropus
Species O. orcus
Other information

Ogres are a species of humanoid creature originating from European mythology, commonly portrayed as man-eating monsters.

Etymology[]

The word ogre is of French origin, originally derived from the Etruscan deity Orcus, who fed on human flesh. Its earliest attestation is in Chrétien de Troyes' late 12th-century verse romance Perceval, li contes del graal, which contains the (translated) lines:

"And it is written that he will come again,
to all the realms of Logres,
which was formerly land of ogres,
and destroy them with that lance."

Biology[]

They are large humanoids, though the exact height may vary.

Media appearances[]

Below is a small collection of known appearances of ogres across various forms of media over the millennia.

External links[]

Ogres at Wikipedia

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