μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Marriage to dog in human form.

Animals. · Marriage of person to animal. · Marriage to animal in human form. · view the constellation · filed as B651.4

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“The Princess, after a posthumous title had been conferred upon her, was buried with great magnificence a few miles to the east of the city, while Ch'un-yü remained in the capital, living in such state, and gaining so much influence, that he excited the King's jealousy; and when it was foretold, by means of signs in the heavens, that ruin threatened the kingdom, that its inhabitants would be swept away, and that this would be the work…”

Myths & Legends of China, Chapter XVI · served from our shelf

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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Filed under Marriage to beast in human form. (Cf. B601, B641.)

Filed beside it
Marriage to fox in human formMarriage to buffalo in human formMarriage to lion in human formMarriage to deer in human formMarriage to wolf in human formMarriage to bear in human formMarriage to seal in human formMarriage to tiger in human formMarriage to squirrel in human formMarriage to leopard in human form
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
City-godsCreation of the universeWild man as king of animalsUnusual animal as riding-horseMarriage to person in dog form. (Cf. B635.4, D141.)Jointed snake can join its segments when it is broken into piecesTabu: looking under certain bell too soonJourney to Land of Women. Island of women, land of maidens, country of the Amazons, etcSpirits and demons (general)Remarkable persons. Extraordinary size, form, appearance, or habitsHeadless person with eyes (eye) and mouth on breastHeadless persons cannot smell or hear

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