Man marries fairy and takes her to his home — Mythoi

Motif

Man marries fairy and takes her to his home.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Marriage or liaison with fairy. · view the constellation · filed as F302.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
India *Thompson-Balys.
general **Köhler Der Ursprung der Melusinensage (1895)
general *Fränkel Zs. f. Vksk. IV 387
general *Fb "menneske" II 577b
general see also all references for C31.1.2
general Hartland Science 168
general Malone PMLA XLIII 417
general England, Wales: Baughman

Within the index

Filed under Fairy mistress. Mortal man marries or lives with fairy woman.

1 finer motif beneath it

Fairy wife deserts mortal husband for repulsive lover

Filed beside it

Bonga mistress Man goes to fairyland and marries fairy Fairy wooes mortal man Man obtains power over fairy mistress Fairy mistress and mortal wife Fairy mistress leaves man when he breaks tabu Fairy mistress prophesies mortal lover's fate in battle Fairy mistress demands mortal lover deny Christian teachings Fairy mistress rescues hero from battle Man to have fairy wife for only seven years Prince married to a she-monkey (really queen of the fairies)

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