Disposing of a changeling — Mythoi

Motif

Disposing of a changeling.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies carry people away to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F321.1.4

Cited in the index

general Hartland Science 105, 117ff.
general Fb "skifting" III 252b, 253a. Irish myth: Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Changeling. Fairy steals child from cradle and leaves fairy substitute. Changeling is usually mature and only seems to be a child.

9 finer motifs beneath it

Changeling thrown into water and thus banished Changeling thrown into ravine and thus banished Changeling thrown on fire and thus banished. (Cf. F321.1.4.5.) Changeling left on hill (dunghill, barrow etc.) and thus banished When changeling is threatened with burning, child is returned. (Cf. F321.1.4.3.) Changeling beaten and left outside; the mortal child is returned Mortal mother pays no attention to changeling; the mortal child is returned Mother treats changeling so well that her own child is returned Changeling made to believe that his house is burning up; he leaves

Filed beside it

Changeling deceived into betraying his age Characteristics of changeling Exorcising a changeling Water fairy changeling kept out of water too long, dies

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