Lover's magic sleep at rendezvous. A lover (husband) is to meet his mistress but magically oversleeps

Motif

Lover's magic sleep at rendezvous. A lover (husband) is to meet his mistress but magically oversleeps.

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Temporary magic characteristics. · Magic sleep. · view the constellation · filed as D1972

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 400
general Chauvin V 145 No. 71 n. 1
general *Fb "sove" III 472b
general *Dickson 94 n. 78
general Wesselski Mönchslatein 172 No. 138

Within the index

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

The Man on a Quest for his Lost Wife · ATU 400 24 recorded variants
Sleeping at the Rendezvous · ATU 861 1 recorded variant

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