μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • Icelandic*Boberg.
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Filed under Vows concerning sex. (Cf. M151.2, M152.)

6 finer motifs beneath it
Vow to marry queen of fairies and not to eat or drink inside kingdom until this is doneBoy vows to marry none but girl born under the same circumstances as heVow that magically conceived children shall marry (or be friends)Brother and sister arrange marriage of their unborn children to each otherVow to marry none but daughter of certain manVow of enemy chief to marry princess of besieged city
Filed beside it
Vow of chastityVow of virginityVow: man will love only a virginPrince vows to marry no woman unless he can beat her dailyVow never to remarryVow not to marry till iron shoes wear outVow never to be jealous of one's wifeVow to marry first person performing certain actVow never to strive against a womanVow never to carry a womanVow to wed no man who cannot perform certain featVows concerning sex – miscellaneous

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