Wife gets back her husband from land of serpents by charming him with her beautiful dance — Mythoi

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Wife gets back her husband from land of serpents by charming him with her beautiful dance.

Captives and fugitives. · Rescues. · Rescuers. · view the constellation · filed as R152.4

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Disguised wife helps husband escape from prison. (Cf. R121.) Woman disguised as man sells herself into slavery in order to ransom (free) her husband (lover). (Cf. K1837.) Wives change clothes with their imprisoned husbands when allowed to visit them. Husbands escape Transformed wife takes husband out of captivity

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