Hero lies by sleeping girl and leaves identification token with her — Mythoi

Motif

Hero lies by sleeping girl and leaves identification token with her.

Tests. · Identity tests: Recognition. · Identification by tokens. · Identification by tokens. · view the constellation · filed as H81.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish MacCulloch Celtic 26
Jewish Neuman
India *Thompson-Balys.
general *Types 304, 550, 551
general *BP II 505
general *Fb "sove" III 472a

Within the index

Filed under Clandestine lover recognized by tokens.

1 finer motif beneath it

Hero takes token from sleeping princess

Filed beside it

Clandestine visit of princess to hero betrayed by token Clandestine visit of lover to queen betrayed by token

Carried in tale types

Water of Life (previously The Sons on a Quest for a Wonderful Remedy for their Father) · ATU 551 8 recorded variants
The Dangerous Night-Watch (previously The Hunter) · ATU 304 3 recorded variants

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