Water-maidens make conditions for lovers — Mythoi

Motif

Water-maidens make conditions for lovers.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.6.1.5

Filed across the traditions

German Kurs 322
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 Mortal goes to home of water-spirits and marries. (Cf. F301.3.) Water-maiden goes to home of mortal and marries Offspring of marriage between mortal and water-spirit Water-spirit surprises and rapes a mortal woman. A son is born who is sleepless

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