Princess takes on loathsome disguise to avoid unwelcome demon-lover

Motif

Princess takes on loathsome disguise to avoid unwelcome demon-lover.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Escape from undesired lover. · view the constellation · filed as T327.6

Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Mutilation to repel lover. (Cf. S160, T333.)

Filed beside it

Maiden sends to her lecherous lover (brother) her eyes (hands, breasts) which he has admired Woman successfully prays for disease to repel lover Saint plucks out her eye when urged to marry Maidens befoul selves with blood to escape rape Woman raises sores on her body to preserve chastity Girl escapes from undesired lover by cutting off her plaits of hair

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