The constellation
B600 Marriage of person to animal. Extremely common. Only a few references are given
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- Various animals tried out as wives. Only one accepted · B600.1 entry
- Animal husband provides characteristic animal food · B600.2 entry
- Marriage of person to beast. (Cf. B641, B651) · B601 entry
- Marriage to bird. (Cf. B644.) · B602 entry
- Marriage to fish (whale). (Cf. B612.) · B603 entry
- Marriage to reptile. (Cf. B613, B622.1, B642, B652.) · B604 entry
- Marriage to dragon · B605 entry
attested in
- Tales of the North American Indians · Tale 1