Mortal marries star-girl

Motif

Mortal marries star-girl.

Mythological motifs. · Cosmogony and cosmology. · The heavens. · The stars. Note: the question of implicit meanings assumed by the proponents of "astralmythology" is not discussed here; only explicit statements in original sources are considered. · Creation and condition of the stars. · view the constellation · filed as A762.2

Filed across the traditions

Chinese Graham
general African (Lamba): Doke Lamba Folk-Lore 14 No. 11
general S. Am. Indian (Camacan): Métraux-Nimuendajú BBAE CXLIII (1) 552, (Chaco): Métraux ibid. 369, (Sherente): Louis ibid. 516, (Mataco): Métraux MAFLS XL 48, (Carajá): Métraux ibid. 49, (Chamacoco): ibid. 48, (Apinaye, Canella): ibid. 48.

Within the index

Filed under Star descends as human being.

Filed beside it

Star-husband. Star takes mortal maiden as wife

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