μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

"No!" The princess must answer all questions by "No". By clever framing of his question the hero wins her to his desires.

Deceptions. · Seduction or deceptive marriage. · Girl tricked into man's room (or power). · view the constellation · filed as K1331

Cited in the index
  • general *Types 851, 853
  • general BP I 192
  • general **Kristoffer Nyrop Nej: et motivs historie (København, 1891)
  • general Dania V 1ff., 164ff., 166
  • general *Toldo Zs. f. Vksk. XV 69 n. 2.
Within the index

Filed under Girl tricked into man's room (or power).

Filed beside it
Seduction by taking aboard ship to inspect wares Seduction by having maiden placed in floating chest Seduction (or wooing) on an aerial journey Seduction (or wooing) by stealing clothes of bathing girl (swan maiden) Magic helper brings girl to hero's bed Girl tricked into man's room (power) – miscellaneous
Carried in tale types

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