Spirit woman sleeps through whole year; eats through the next — Mythoi

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Spirit woman sleeps through whole year; eats through the next.

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Unusual manner of life. · view the constellation · filed as F564.3.5

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Welsh The Mabinogion , THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG THE DREAM OF MAXEN WLEDIG

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Person does not sleep for many months (years).

Filed beside it

Long sleep, long waking. (Six months sleep followed by six months waking, or the like.) Person sleeps for three days and nights King sleeps for six days and acquires after that magic wisdom Person sleeps for nine months Twelve years' sleep customary to demons

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