Disenchantment of monster when prince promises to marry the monster's mother. The prince imagines falsely that the mother is also a monster — Mythoi

Motif

Disenchantment of monster when prince promises to marry the monster's mother. The prince imagines falsely that the mother is also a monster.

Magic. · Disenchantment. · Disenchantment by submission. · view the constellation · filed as D741

Cited in the index

general Type 708.

Within the index

Filed under Disenchantment by submission. The helper must submit to the will of the enchanted person.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Disenchantment of monster when his mother acknowledges him as son Disenchantment of monster child when baptized

Filed beside it

Disenchantment by obedience and kindness Loathly Lady. Man disenchants loathsome woman by embracing her Loathly bridegroom. Woman disenchants loathsome man by embracing him Disenchantment of animal by admission to woman's bed Disenchantment by kiss Disenchantment by promise to marry Disenchantment by sexual intercourse. Man disenchants woman in form of a bear Disenchantment by feeding enchanted animals

Carried in tale types

The Wonder Child · ATU 708 1 recorded variant

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