Fairy mistress transforms man's human wife. (Cf. F302.3.2.2.)

Motif

Fairy mistress transforms man's human wife. (Cf. F302.3.2.2.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Marriage or liaison with fairy. · view the constellation · filed as F302.5.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Fairy mistress and mortal wife.

1 finer motif beneath it

Divine damsel converts mortal's first wife into a lovely woman; they all live together

Filed beside it

Man deserts wife for fairy Fairy mistress surrenders man to his mortal wife (Wildfrau) 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

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Fairy offers to disenchant mortal wife if man will marry her. (Cf. F302.5.2.)

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