Man leaves earthly bride for service of Virgin — Mythoi

Motif

Man leaves earthly bride for service of Virgin.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Chastity and celibacy – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as T376.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller.
general *Crane Miraculis 89 No. 16, 98 No. 35
general Wesselski Mönchslatein 60 No. 51
general Wells 170

Within the index

Filed under Young man betrothed to statue. Man puts marriage ring on finger of statue of Venus (Virgin Mary). She afterwards forbids him the embraces of an earthly bride.

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