μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Hero wakened from magic sleep by wife who has purchased place in his bed from false bride. (Cf. D1971.)

Magic. · Magic powers and manifestations. · Manifestations of magic power. · Temporary magic characteristics. · Magic sleep. · view the constellation · filed as D1978.4

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Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IndonesiaDeVries' list No. 176.
  • general Cox Cinderella 481
  • general Type 313
  • general BP II 51, 273
Within the index

Filed under Waking from sleep.

Filed beside it
Waking from magic sleep by cutting off fingerWaking from magic sleep by letting tear fall on sleeperWaking from magic sleep by removal of enchanting instrumentWaking from magic sleep by kiss
Travels with
Three-fold magic sleep. Husband (lover) put to sleep by false bride. Only on the third night (the last chance) he wakes
Carried in tale types

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