Suitor tests. A suitor is put to severe tests by his prospective bride or father-in-law — Mythoi

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Suitor tests. A suitor is put to severe tests by his prospective bride or father-in-law.

Tests. · Marriage tests. · Suitor tests. · Suitor tests. · view the constellation · filed as H310

Attested across traditions

North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 46 receipt
North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 48 receipt

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Icelandic *Boberg
English Wells 16 (Guy of Warwick)
Welsh MacCulloch Celtic 187
Italian Novella Rotunda
Jewish *Neuman
India *Thompson-Balys
Chinese Graham
N. Am. Indian *Thompson Tales 324 n. 170, 328 n. 186
Africa Werner African 153f., (Benga): Nassau 227 No. 34.
general S. Am. Indian (Tropical Forests): Lowie BBAE CXLIII (3) 55, (Carib): Alexander Lat. Am. 264

Within the index

35 finer motifs beneath it

Tests for hero, husband of supernatural (divine) wife Brother unwittingly qualifies as bridegroom of sister in test Inspection test for suitors. Suitors for princess's hand must present themselves for public inspection. (Cf. H362, T55.7.) Physical and mental requirements for suitors Suitor test: obedience and humility before bride Suitor's sincerity tested Suitor test: to whom the princess turns. Rival suitors sleep with princess. The one she turns to is to have her. They vie in enticements Suitor test: apple thrown indicates princess's choice. (Often golden apple.) Long term of service imposed on suitor Suitor preferred who will pay enormous sum for bride Suitor test: hiding from princess. She has magic sight Suitor test: finding princess Suitor test: learning girl's name Suitor test: choosing princess from others identically clad Suitor test: skill Suitor test: cleverness and learning Suitor test: power of endurance Suitor contests: bride offered as prize Suitor in contest with bride or member of her family Girl demands suitor's life (or mutilation) Tasks assigned suitors. Bride as prize for accomplishment. (For nature of tasks see H1000ff.) Suitors assigned quests Suitor test: faithfulness Suitor test: making princess laugh. Sadfaced princess has never laughed +11 more

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Loathly bridegroom. Woman disenchants loathsome man by embracing him Means of inducing magic sleep. (Cf. D1364.) Hero hidden and ogre deceived by his wife (daughter) when he says that he smells human blood Toboggan test. Attempt to kill hero on dangerous toboggan Trapping contest won by deception Ogre's own moccasins burned. The ogre plans to burn the hero's moccasins while they are camping together, but the hero exchanges the moccasins Marooned man reaches home and outwits marooner Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero Fortunate youngest son. Always has good luck Hero (heroine) of unpromising occupation

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