μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fairy father carries off child of mortal mother.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies carry people away to fairyland. · view the constellation · filed as F326

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  • Irish myth Cross.
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Filed under Fairies carry people away to fairyland.

Filed beside it
Fairy steals child from cradle Fairies steal man's wife and carry her to fairyland Fairy women take body of dead hero to fairyland Girl abducted by fairy Fairies kidnap boy when he breaks tabu by going outside mansion under earth before 12 years Family carried away to fairyland as part of bargain Fairies entice people into their domain Other fairy abductions

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