μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Mortal goes to home of water-spirits and marries. (Cf. F301.3.)

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.6.1.3

Filed across the traditions
  • German Schultze 25
  • Czech Wiener 118
  • French Sébillot France II 409
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Marriage or liaison of mortals and water-spirits.

Filed beside it
Water-man woos mortal girl. (Cf. F451.5.18.) Water-spirit offers gift to mortal to win love Water-maiden goes to home of mortal and marries Water-maidens make conditions for lovers Offspring of marriage between mortal and water-spirit Water-spirit surprises and rapes a mortal woman. A son is born who is sleepless
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Girl goes to fairyland and marries fairy

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