Prince agrees to marry a servant girl if she will help him on a quest — Mythoi

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Prince agrees to marry a servant girl if she will help him on a quest.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: quests. · Attendant circumstances of quests. · Accomplishment of quests. · view the constellation · filed as H1239.1

Cited in the index

general Malone PMLA XLIII 400.

Within the index

Filed under Accomplishment of quest – miscellaneous.

Filed beside it

Objects of quest found in deserted castle where hero is served by unseen hands Quest accomplished by means of objects given by helpers Man with magic knowledge defeats his competitors in quest by misinforming them about the character of country they will be traveling (for a place where there is no water he makes them bring loads of wood; for a place where water is he makes them bring along loads of water) Seductive women attempt to divert quester

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