Race with princess for her hand — Mythoi

Motif

Race with princess for her hand.

Tests. · Marriage tests. · Suitor tests. · Suitor tests. · view the constellation · filed as H331.5.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Italian Basile Pentamerone III No. 8
Greek Fox 59.
general *Types 513, 514

Within the index

Filed under Suitor contest: race.

1 finer motif beneath it

Apple thrown in race with bride. Distracts girl's attention and as she stops to pick it up, suitor passes her. (Atalanta.)

Filed beside it

Loser in bride-race must die Suitor contest: race with bride's father Suitor test: winning horse-race three times Suitor test: boat race

Carried in tale types

Six Go through the Whole World · ATU 513A 12 recorded variants

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