Marriage of person to animal. Extremely common. Only a few references are given — Mythoi

Motif

Marriage of person to animal. Extremely common. Only a few references are given.

Animals. · Marriage of person to animal. · Marriage of person to animal. · view the constellation · filed as B600

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 1 receipt

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys
Philippine Fansler MAFLS XII 303. – N. Am. Indian: Thompson Tales 273 n. 3.
general *Wesselski Märchen 247 No. 57
general *Chauvin V 177f. No. 101
general Fb "kvinde" II 339b

Within the index

7 finer motifs beneath it

Various animals tried out as wives. Only one accepted Animal husband provides characteristic animal food Marriage of person to beast. (Cf. B641, B651) Marriage to bird. (Cf. B644.) Marriage to fish (whale). (Cf. B612.) Marriage to reptile. (Cf. B613, B622.1, B642, B652.) Marriage to dragon

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