μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
  • general Hdwb. d. Märchens II 103b. nn. 169–76
Within the index

Filed under Falling in love with person never seen.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Love through sight of hair of unknown princessLove through sight of slipper of unknown princessLove through finding lady's wreathLove through seeing marks of lady's teeth in fruit which she has bittenLove through finding lady's handkerchiefLove through finding lady's ornament (ring, comb, etc.)Falling in love at receipt of girl's amulet
Filed beside it
Love from mere mention or descriptionLove through sight of pictureLove through dream. Falling in love with a person seen in a dreamFalling in love with reflection in water. Princess thus first sees princeWish for wife red as blood, white as snow, black as ravenLove through sight in magic mirror. (Cf. D1163.)Falling in love with beautiful voice

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