Girl carefully guarded from suitors — Mythoi

Motif

Girl carefully guarded from suitors.

Sex. · Love. · Wooing. · view the constellation · filed as T50.1

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross
Icelandic *Boberg
Jewish Neuman
India *Thompson-Balys
West Indies Flowers 577.
general Hdwb. d. Märchens I 551a nn. 228–36

Within the index

Filed under Wooing.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Girl carefully guarded by mother. (Cf. K1349.4.) Girl carefully guarded by father Girl carefully guarded from suitors by hag Cat and dog as guards of imprisoned beauty. (Cf. B576.1.)

Filed beside it

King likes his daughter so much that he does not wish to marry her to anyone Mythical being asks for girl in marriage. (Cf. T111.) Wooing by emissary Bride purchased Matchmakers Choosing bride by horoscope. (Cf. B152.2, M302.4, T22.) Girl as wooer. Forthputting woman Means of attracting sweetheart Declaration of love Wooing the strong and beautiful bride Betrothal Princess to marry first man who asks for her Princess's husband selected by elephant bowing to him. (Cf. H171.1.) King seeks bride only because counsellors insist Betrothal restrictions Help in wooing. (Cf. B582.)

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