Woman averse to marriage. (Cf. T321.1, T327.3.)

Motif

Woman averse to marriage. (Cf. T321.1, T327.3.)

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Celibacy and continence. · view the constellation · filed as T311

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 Celibacy and continence.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Woman's aversion to marriage motivated through a dream Flight of maiden (bridegroom) to escape marriage Woman prefers to remain chaste rather than keep an impotent husband. (Cf. T271.1.)Girl remains a virgin after both her suitors are killed in battle Maiden queen prefers to fight instead of marrying, but is at last conquered and married

Filed beside it

Ceremonial continence Saint's daughter dies when wooed Ravished girl's virginity restored by Virgin Mary Father kills daughter lest she become prostitute Continence in marriage The repression of lust. (Cf. D1356.)Wife proves her faithfulness. Had substituted for husband's mistress. Proves legitimacy of her child by producing tokens and by child's missing toe (like her husband's four-toed foot)

Travels with

Maid pledged to celibacy is given, at her prayer, a beard Saint plucks out her eye when urged to marry

wander