μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Wife rescues husband.

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

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • Greek Grote I 462f.
  • Jewish Neuman
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
  • general Type 316
Within the index

Filed under Rescuers.

5 finer motifs beneath it
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 Wife gets back her husband from land of serpents by charming him with her beautiful dance Transformed wife takes husband out of captivity
Filed beside it
Husband rescues wife Parents rescues child. (Cf. S351.) Children rescue parents Brothers rescue brothers Brother rescues sister(s). (Cf. G551.1.) Sisters rescue sisters. (Cf. G551.2.) Sister rescues brother(s) Lover rescues his lady Rescue by captor's daughter (wife, mother) Rescue by grateful dead man. (Cf. E341.) Rescue by giant. (Cf. G100.) Rescue by saint (holy man). (Cf. R121.6.) Brothers having extraordinary skill rescue princess Master rescues disciple Angels as rescuers Other rescuers
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Woman swims nightly to husband's prison and arranges his escape. Spurns the attentions of treacherous suitor. (Cf. R152.)
Carried in tale types

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