Person does not sleep for many months (years) — Mythoi

Motif

Person does not sleep for many months (years).

Marvels. · Marvelous creatures. · Remarkable persons. · Unusual manner of life. · view the constellation · filed as F564.3

Filed across the traditions

Jewish Neuman
India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Person never sleeps.

6 finer motifs beneath 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 Spirit woman sleeps through whole year; eats through the next Twelve years' sleep customary to demons

Filed beside it

Person of diabolical origin never sleeps Semi-supernatural person sleeps little Man sleeps with one eye and one ear open

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