Hero finds maiden in (magic) castle — Mythoi

Motif

Hero finds maiden in (magic) castle.

Chance and fate. · Accidental encounters. · Accidental meeting of hero and heroine. · view the constellation · filed as N711.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
India *Thompson-Balys.
general *Types 304, 400, 408, 410, 590

Within the index

Filed under King (prince) accidentally finds maiden and marries her.

Filed beside it

King (prince) finds maiden in woods (tree) and marries her Hero finds maiden in (magic) garden Prince sees maiden at church and is enamored Prince (king) finds girl floating on water in basket: marries her Prince sees heroine at ball and is enamored

Carried in tale types

Sleeping Beauty (Dornr'schen, La bella addormentata · ATU 410 32 recorded variants
The Dangerous Night-Watch (previously The Hunter) · ATU 304 9 recorded variants

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