The constellation
T381 Imprisoned virgin to prevent knowledge of men (marriage, impregnation). Usually kept in a tower. (Danaë.)
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- Girl intended for marriage with king cloistered · T381.0.1 entry
- Wife imprisoned in tower (house) to preserve chastity · T381.0.2 entry
- Guarded maiden first seen by hero in church · T381.1 entry
- [First Edition: T381.2. Guardians of imprisoned virgin put to sleep while man enters to her.] · T381.2[1st ed.] entry
keeps company
- Long pregnancy. Delayed by an enemy who bewitches the mother · T574 entry
- Supernatural growth. (Cf. T585.) · T615 entry
- Women old from their birth · T615.2 entry
- Devastating fox. Monthly human sacrifice · B16.2.1 entry
- Nuptial tabu. Man and wife forbidden intercourse for definite time · C117 entry
- Magic sandals · D1065.5 entry
- Magic cap · D1067.2 entry
- Magic cap renders invisible: tarnkappe. (Cf. D1067.2, D1361.16.) · D1361.15 entry
- Magic sandals bear person aloft. (Cf. D1065.5.) · D1532.4 entry
- Night magically lengthened · D2146.2.2 entry
carried in tale type
Thompson cites
- The Library (Bibliotheca) · BOOK II, ch. IV