Man marries girl who guesses his riddles — Mythoi

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Man marries girl who guesses his riddles.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Propounding of riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H552

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross.
general Child V 493 s. v. "riddles"

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Filed under Propounding of riddles.

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Supernatural creatures propound riddles. (See also H541.1.1, H543, G681.) Queen propounds riddles King propounds riddles Saint as propounder of riddles Bridegroom propounds riddles at wedding feast Riddle propounded with penalty for failure Death sentence escaped by propounding riddle king (judge) cannot solve Escape from devil by answering his riddles Answers found in other world to riddles propounded on way Riddle contests Princess offered to man who can out-riddle her Solvers of riddles Inscription on home of riddle-solver "I have no care." Riddle propounded from chance experience. On way to riddle trial youth sees things that give him a clue for his riddles

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