Marriage or liaison of mortals and water-spirits — Mythoi

Motif

Marriage or liaison of mortals and water-spirits.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Spirits and demons. · Water-spirits. · view the constellation · filed as F420.6.1

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys, Penzer VII 240.

Within the index

Filed under Marriage of water-spirits.

7 finer motifs beneath 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 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

Filed beside it

Love and marriage between water-spirits and other spirits

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Dwarf loves mortal girl. (Cf. F420.6.1. and cross references F451.5.15.3.) Giants marry human beings. (Cf. F420.6.1, F460.4, and cross references.)

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