μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

  • GermanSchultze 25
  • CzechWiener 118
  • FrenchSébillot France II 409
  • IndiaThompson-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 loveWater-maiden goes to home of mortal and marriesWater-maidens make conditions for loversOffspring of marriage between mortal and water-spiritWater-spirit surprises and rapes a mortal woman. A son is born who is sleepless
Travels with
Girl goes to fairyland and marries fairy

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