μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man deserts wife for fairy.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Marriage or liaison with fairy. · view the constellation · filed as F302.5.0.1

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Fairy mistress and mortal wife.

Filed beside it
Fairy mistress surrenders man to his mortal wife (Wildfrau) Fairy mistress transforms man's human wife. (Cf. F302.3.2.2.) Man loses luck when he leaves fairy wife for mortal Fairy mistress demands that man send his mortal wife away Fairy mistress tries to destroy mortal's wife (mother) by sending her a magic belt

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