μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Woman carried off by water-fairy.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies carry people away to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F322.0.1

Filed across the traditions
  • German Erk-Böhme Deutsche Liederhort No. 2
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. *4250.
  • general Hartland Science 65
Within the index

Filed under Fairies steal man's wife and carry her to fairyland.

Filed beside it
Changeling bride. Fairies steal bride and leave a substitute Man rescues his wife from fairyland. (Cf. F321.3.) Stolen mother returns from fairyland each Sunday to minister to her children Abducted bride hidden in fairyland Rescue from fairyland

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “water-fairy” · wander