Water-spirits save man from drowning

Motif

Water-spirits save man from drowning.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.5.1.10

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Depth CommentaryPrimitive Culture: Researches into the Development of Mythology, Philosophy, Religion, Language, Art, and Custom, Chapter III

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

IcelandicÞiðriks saga II 395, Lagerholm 166, Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Kind water-spirits.

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Water-spirits protect and warn sailor against storm and in tempest Water-spirits help poor Water-spirits help lovers Water-spirits work as servants for mortal for small compensation Water-spirits work as servants for mortal but disappear when compensation is offered or origin suspected Water-spirits work at night in home of mortals Water-spirits give gifts to mortals. (Cf. F342, F451.5.1.5.)Water-spirits give advice Water-spirits adopt human foundling

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