μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Why women do not woo.

Mythological motifs. · Creation and ordering of human life. · Origin of customs. · Origin of customs of courtship and marriage. · view the constellation · filed as A1551

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Esthonian FFC XXV 142 No. 18
  • Jewish Neuman
  • S. Am. Indian (Toba) Métraux MAFLS XL 54.
Within the index

Filed under Origin of customs of courtship and marriage.

Filed beside it
Marriage between close relatives Origin of exogamy and endogamy Origin of love-songs Origin of marriage Origin of sexual restrictions Why woman is master of her husband. (Cf. A1372.9.) Origin of divorce Origin of customs of courtship and marriage – miscellaneous

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