Prophecy: superb beauty for girl — Mythoi

Motif

Prophecy: superb beauty for girl.

Ordaining the future. · Prophecies. · Favorable prophecies. · view the constellation · filed as M312.4

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Thonga) Junod II 266ff., (Ekoi): Talbot 401.
general Type 709

Within the index

Filed under Prophecy of future greatness for youth.

Filed beside it

Dream of future greatness Prophecy of future greatness given by animals Prophecy of future greatness if boy lives to be eighteen Mother's symbolic dream (vision) about the greatness of her unborn child Prophecy: son will tie father to a horse's leg and strike him fifty blows Prophecy: wealthy marriage for poor boy Prophecy: parents will humble themselves before their son. (Vaticinium.) Eater of magic bird-heart will become rich (or king) Prophecy: child will build religious edifice. (Cf. M311.2.) Prophecy: boys to be fathers of saints Prophecy of luck for outcast child Prophecy: man will make sun and moon stand still Prophecy: no people or king will be able to stand up against hero

Carried in tale types

Snow White · ATU 709 16 recorded variants

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