Man marries his aunt (mother's sister) — Mythoi

Motif

Man marries his aunt (mother's sister).

Sex. · Illicit sexual relations. · Incest. · view the constellation · filed as T421

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Greek Frazer Apollodorus II 98 n. 1. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. XIV

Within the index

Filed under Incest.

Filed beside it

Master discovers that slave girl he wants to marry is a near relative Father-daughter incest Mother-son incest Brother-sister incest Son-in-law seduces mother-in-law Lustful stepmother Youth attempts to seduce his grandmother Brother-in-law seduces (Cf.ks to seduce) sister-in-law

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Local deluges Determination of seasons Plant characteristics from tears. (Cf. A2755.3.1, A2755.3.2.) Origin of amber in poplar trees. (Cf. A2731.2.) Origin of gum in myrrh tree. (Cf. A2731.2.) Transformation: man to nightingale Sea produced by magic Cecrops. Body compounded of man and serpent Birth from semen thrown on ground

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