μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.
Within the index

Filed under Unusual marriage.

11 finer motifs beneath it
Marriage of girl to a daggerMarriage of girl to a swordMarriage of girl to a drumMarriage of girl to an idolMarriage with a treeMarriage to a flowerMarriage to a gourdMarriage to dollMarriage to riverPlant wife (in form of a woman)Marriage to a statue
Filed beside it
Marriage of mortal and supernatural beingMarriage to man alive by night but dead by dayMan marries ogre's daughterGirl (man) married to (enamored of) a monsterUnequal marriageMarriage by royal order. Widow hesitates to marry. Queen sends her a letter ordering her to marry the bearer (a suitor)Lazy boy and industrious girl matched. Jesus (incognito) as matchmakerFantastic marriage

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