Water-spirits are nude. (Cf. F238.) — Mythoi

Motif

Water-spirits are nude. (Cf. F238.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.1.6.7

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Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

GermanMeier I 74 No. 81, Kern 85 No. 11
DutchSinninghe FFC CXXXII 53
FrenchSébillot France II 197.

Within the index

Filed under Dress of water-spirits.

Filed beside it

Water-spirits are dressed like people of surroundings Water-spirits are clad in clothes of gold and silver Water-spirits wear precious adornment Water-spirits wear wreath of flowers and reed on hair and dress Water-maidens have long veil Color of water-spirit's clothes

Travels with

Fairies are naked. (Cf. F420.1.6.7.)