Wife imprisoned in tower (house) to preserve chastity — Mythoi

Motif

Wife imprisoned in tower (house) to preserve chastity.

Sex. · Chastity and celibacy. · Chastity and celibacy – miscellaneous. · view the constellation · filed as T381.0.2

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella *Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Imprisoned virgin to prevent knowledge of men (marriage, impregnation). Usually kept in a tower. (Danaë.)

Filed beside it

Girl intended for marriage with king cloistered Guarded maiden first seen by hero in church [First Edition: T381.2. Guardians of imprisoned virgin put to sleep while man enters to her.]

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