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Fairy visits among mortals.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Fairies and elves. · Fairies and mortals. · Fairies – miscellaneous motifs. · view the constellation · filed as F393

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5 finer motifs beneath it
Fairy dissatisfied with fairyland leaves to live among mortals Fairy minstrel lives among mortals to learn of their heroic deeds. (Cf. F262.3.) Fairy appears to mortal each Hallowe'en Impoverished fairy seeks fortune among mortals Otherworld woman appears to mortal in sleep
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Fairies borrow from mortals Fairy transforms self to fly, allows self to be swallowed by woman and reborn as fairy Mortals help fairies Fairy has power to prevent mortal's approach Mortals place selves under protection of fairies Fairy woman exhibits her figure to warriors. Is most beautiful of women Hair burned to summon fairies Other fairy motifs

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