μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

La Belle Dame Sans Merci. Witch entices men with offers of love and then deserts or destroys them.

Ogres. · Kinds of ogres. · Witches. · Evil deeds of witches. · view the constellation · filed as G264

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Irish MacCulloch Celtic 172
  • Scotch Macdougall and Calder 259
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Japanese Mitford 243ff., 254ff., 275ff.
  • Korean Zong in-Sob 74, 100
  • Marquesas Handy 48
  • N. Am. Indian (Micmac) Parsons JAFL XXXVIII 94 No. 26, (Seneca): CurtinHewitt RBAE XXXII 402 No. 71, 425 No. 79, 485 No. 105, (Fox): Owen PFLS LI 87, (Yurok): Powers CNAE III 59, (Anvik): Chapman PAES VI 67 No. 11
  • Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 251.
  • general Hartland Science 71
  • general Huet Contes Populaires 47
Within the index

Filed under Evil deeds of witches.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Ogress bathes in pool, is transformed into beautiful maiden, and becomes king's favorite wife Woman is death of all who behold her Witch's kisses disfigure person Female ogre seduces men with charm (words) Fairy-like witch marries man and causes him misfortune
Filed beside it
Witch steals children Murderous witch Witch injures, enchants or transforms Witch abuses property Witches steal. (Cf. D2087, K300.) Man pursued by witches Evil deeds of witches – miscellaneous
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Water-maiden enamors man and draws him under water. (Cf. F302.3.4, G264.) Beautiful witch. (Cf. G264.)
Carried in tale types

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