Predestined wife. (Cf. M312.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Predestined wife. (Cf. M312.1.)

Sex. · Love. · Falling in love. · view the constellation · filed as T22.2

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Finnish-Swedish Hackman FFC VI No. 930*
Lithuanian Balys Index No. 934A*
Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 202 No. 149, FFC CXXVIII 179 No. 95
Japanese Ikeda.
general Basset 1001 Contes II 208 n. 1

Within the index

Filed under Predestined lovers. Future wife or husband assigned by destiny. (Cf. T54.)

Filed beside it

Lovers mated before birth. Fate compels their union as soon as they meet Predestined husband Lovers fated to marry each other born at same time; identical prophecies for both. (Cf. T61.5.)

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Prophecy: wealthy marriage for poor boy

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