Water-spirit as woman (water-nymph, water-nix). (Cf. F423.1.)
Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.1.2
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- Norse MacCulloch Eddic 261
- Finnish-Swedish Wessman 55 Nos. 468–469
- Finnish Aarne FFC XXXIII 44 No. 58
- Germanic Meyer Germanen 199ff., 202ff., De la Saussaye 323
- Slavic Máchal 254f., 271f.
- Estonian Aarne FFC XXV 126 No. 58
- Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI 42 No. 30
- Armenian Ananikian 84
- Japanese Ikeda.
- general *Type 316
- general *BP III 322
- general *Fb "nøkke" II 725ab. England, Ireland, Wales: Baughman, Ireland: Beal VII 11
Within the index
Filed under Form and appearance of water-spirits. See F420.5.2.7.
2 finer motifs beneath it
Filed beside it
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Carried in tale types
- The Nix of the Mill-pond · ATU 316 2 recorded variants
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