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Overview

After Laurentine’s tale, Webster prints a variant attributed to Mariño Amyot of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port. The young prince kills three Tartaros with a hammer and finds their treasure, horses and three animals called olano. The collector’s description compares an olano with a dog, but says it is much larger, more formidable, intelligent and capable of carrying out messages. No coat colour, wings or number of limbs is supplied.

The prince defeats the serpent with the olanos’ assistance while the princess strikes its tail with a sword, replacing the scented-water action of the preceding account. An olano also steals dishes from the king’s table for him. The prince eventually proves his role through the retained tongues and pieces of dress. Webster’s short variant gives the animals a specific service and combat role; its dog comparison is not an identification with an ordinary canine breed.

Large doglike comparisonIntelligent serviceMessage carryingSerpent combat assistanceTaking dishes from the royal table
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Origins & earliest records

Wentworth Webster, Basque Legends, second edition, London: Griffith and Farran, 1879, Variation of The Grateful Tartaro and the Heren-Suge, p. 32. Mariño Amyot of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port

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    Basque Legends: Variation of The Grateful Tartaro and the Heren-Suge, p. 32

    Wentworth Webster, collector and translator; Mariño Amyot of Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port · 1879, second edition

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  1. Primary historical collected narrativeWebster: Basque Legends, Variation of The Grateful Tartaro and the Heren-SugeResearch access: 2026-10-05

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