Prince sees heroine at ball and is enamored — Mythoi

Motif

Prince sees heroine at ball and is enamored.

Chance and fate. · Accidental encounters. · Accidental meeting of hero and heroine. · view the constellation · filed as N711.6

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Spanish Espinosa II 107–112, 154
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 510AB
general Espinosa Jr. Nos. 123f.

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) castle 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

Carried in tale types

Cinderella · ATU 510A 24 recorded variants
Peau d'asne (previously The Dress of Gold, of Silver, and of Stars [Cap o' Rushes]) · ATU 510B 6 recorded variants

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