μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Marital experiences of the devil. (Cf. H1153, K216.1, K2325, T251.1.1.)

7 finer motifs beneath it
Girl married to a devil. Despairing of ever finding herself a husband, the old maid exclaims: "I would marry even the devil, were he to marry me." The devil takes her at her wordDevil marries disdainful girl; she escapesDevil marries girl whose rich mother refuses to let her marry common young men of communityDevil wooes woman; she discovers identity in time to escape with aid of minister who swallows candle after getting devil to promise she could live as long as the candle lasted. (Cf. K551.9.)Girl married to devil escapes with answers to his riddlesGirl wooed by devil is saved by magic herb she wears. (Cf. D1386.2.)Devil takes form of girl's lover and takes advantage of her. She meets lover on way home, learns what has happened, dies
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Devil wooes an innkeeper's daughterDevil marries a widow who maltreats himDevil marries old maid who proves to be a termagant and a miserDevil visits woman and founds a family. (Cf. G303.11.)Devil in guise of woman woos manDevil's sexual relations with mortals
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