μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Marriage to fish (whale). (Cf. B612.)

Animals. · Marriage of person to animal. · Marriage of person to animal. · view the constellation · filed as B603

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Japanese Ikeda. – *N. Am. Indian: Thompson Tales 341 n. 231.
Within the index

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

2 finer motifs beneath it
Marriage to shrimp Marriage to eel
Filed beside 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 reptile. (Cf. B613, B622.1, B642, B652.) Marriage to dragon
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Fish paramour. (Cf. B603.)

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