Water-spirits work as servants for mortal but disappear when compensation is offered or origin suspected — Mythoi

Motif

Water-spirits work as servants for mortal but disappear when compensation is offered or origin suspected.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.5.1.5

Filed across the traditions

German Pröhle Deutsche Sagen 220 No. 173, Meier I 68 No. 5
Czech Wiener 45.
general *Krappe Bulletin Hispanique XXXIX 44

Within the index

Filed under Kind water-spirits.

Filed beside it

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 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 Water-spirits save man from drowning

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