Water-spirits call human godmother. (Cf. F451.5.6.)

Motif

Water-spirits call human godmother. (Cf. F451.5.6.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.5.3.3

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

ReferenceThe Golden Bough: A Study in Magic and Religion (abridged), Chapter XLVIIXLVII. Lityerses

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.

GermanKünzig Schwarzwald 170, Meier II 69 No. 4.

Within the index

Filed under Other actions of water-spirits.

Filed beside it

Water-spirits sit on beach combing their long hair Water-spirit calls human midwife. (Cf. F372.1, F451.3.5.5, F451.5.5.)Water-spirit flees if holy name, ceremony, or blessed object is used Nix flees from benediction in church Water-spirit demands food from those it takes across stream Water-spirits prophesies

Travels with

Dwarfs have mortal god-parent. (Cf. F420.5.3.3.)

wander