Purchase money instead of bride given to suitor to settle dispute — Mythoi

Motif

Purchase money instead of bride given to suitor to settle dispute.

Sex. · Love. · Wooing. · view the constellation · filed as T52.2

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Fjort) Dennett 74ff. No. 16.

Within the index

Filed under Bride purchased.

Filed beside it

Prince buys twig (flower) (enchanted girl) from her mother. (Cf. D212, D215.) Bride purchased for her weight in gold Dowry given at marriage of daughter Attempt to purchase wife Rich girl gives poor suitor necklace with which to pay her bride-price Princess asked for in return for sparing palace. (Cf. S222.) Absent man's wife demanded in law court in payment of debt by creditor Village given to bride-to-be as part of her dowry

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