Human offspring from marriage to animal — Mythoi

Motif

Human offspring from marriage to animal.

Animals. · Marriage of person to animal. · Offspring of marriage to animal. · view the constellation · filed as B631

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys. – Japanese: Anesaki 332
N. Am. Indian (Thompson River) Teit MAFLS XI 42
Danish Boberg.
general *Type 301, 650
general *BP II 300ff., 285ff., especially 293
general *Dickson Valentine and Orson 123 n. 76
general *Krappe Le Moyen Age XLI 96ff. Irish myth: Cross
general Gaster Oldest Stories 169

Within the index

Filed under Offspring of marriage to animal.

11 finer motifs beneath it

Son warns animal mother Boy kills his animal father for reward Animal mother of man helps him Human beings descended from seals Fish bears men-children. Has swallowed rinsings of man's mouth Lioness bears man child Cow bears man child Tigress bears men-children Human offspring of marriage of person and jaguar Human offspring of marriage of person and lion Human offspring of marriage of person and snake

Filed beside it

Animal offspring from marriage to animal Human and animal offspring from marriage to animal Monstrous offspring from animal marriage Human foster-child with animal qualities Offspring of human and animal intercourse

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Marriage to bear. (Cf. B611.1, B631, B635.1) Bear paramour. (Cf. B601.1., B631, B635.)

Carried in tale types

Strong John · ATU 650A 1728 recorded variants
The Fight on the Bridge · ATU 300A 2 recorded variants
The Three Stolen Princesses · ATU 301 2 recorded variants

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