Sleeping Beauty. Magic sleep for definite period (e.g., a hundred years)

Motif

Sleeping Beauty. Magic sleep for definite period (e.g., a hundred years).

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Temporary magic characteristics. · Magic sleep. · view the constellation · filed as D1960.3

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 410

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Filed under Magic sleep.

Filed beside it

Seven sleepers. (Rip Van Winkle.) Magic sleep extending over many years Kyffhäuser. King asleep in mountain (Barbarossa, King Marko, Holger Danske, etc.) will awake one day to succor his people Deathlike sleep Sleepless watcher magically put to sleep. Usually has a magic watchful eye, which remains awake while his many other eyes sleep. (Argus) Means of inducing magic sleep. (Cf. D1364.) Magic sleep induced by certain person Guardian magically made to sleep while girl goes to lover. (Cf. K1349.4, T30.) Person in magic sleep surrounded by protecting fire Three-fold magic sleep. Husband (lover) put to sleep by false bride. Only on the third night (the last chance) he wakes Lover's magic sleep at rendezvous. A lover (husband) is to meet his mistress but magically oversleeps Magic sleep: in order to sleep off period of enchantment Dragon-fighter's magic sleep. While waiting for fight with dragon, hero falls into magic sleep. (Cf. D1962.2.) Experiences during magic sleep Waking from sleep

Carried in tale types

Sleeping Beauty (Dornr'schen, La bella addormentata · ATU 410 8 recorded variants

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