Physical and mental requirements for suitors — Mythoi

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Physical and mental requirements for suitors.

Tests. · Marriage tests. · Suitor tests. · Suitor tests. · view the constellation · filed as H312

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Cape Verde Islands Parsons MAFLS XV (1) 106 n. 1.
general Penzer III 66

Within the index

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

8 finer motifs beneath it

Successful suitor to be without blotches Successful suitor must have gold teeth Suitors chosen with feet as only part seen Successful suitor must have whitest hands. Blacksmith qualifies because of frequent washing of hands Successful suitor must have cheeks like blood, skin like snow and hair like a raven. (Cf. Z65.1.) Suitor test: correct wearing of clothes Suitor test: to be able to go through a wall Bridegroom-to-be has to have three pecks, three quarts of gold and an animal with a horn on his head pointing to the sky, and a large red hair

Filed beside 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.) 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

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