Guest begets son with his host's daughter — Mythoi

Motif

Guest begets son with his host's daughter.

Society. · Other social relationships. · Hospitality. · view the constellation · filed as P325.1

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic *Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Host surrenders his wife to his guest. The guest unwittingly falls in love with the wife. The host, on being informed, out of pure generosity repudiates the wife and has her marry the guest. (Often joined with P315.)

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