Princess declares her love for lowly hero — Mythoi

Motif

Princess declares her love for lowly hero.

Sex. · Love. · Wooing. · view the constellation · filed as T55.1

Filed across the traditions

Missouri French Carrière
Jewish *Neuman
general *Type 314
general *Dickson 144 n. 146
general Africa (Ibo, Nigeria): Thomas 120.

Within the index

Filed under Girl as wooer. Forthputting woman.

1 finer motif beneath it

Princess declares love for courtier

Filed beside it

Servant-girl helps prince if he will make her chief wife Lady in love with ruler enlists friend's aid. Rendezvous arranged Little girl will give prince marvelous objects if he promises to marry her later Princess feigns sickness to woo hero. Only marriage to him will cure her Person (man, woman) exhibits figure Princess elects herself husband from the young men present. (Cf. H311, H362, T131.0.1.) Princess declares love by presenting cup of drink at feast Harper as love messenger sent by girl Princess offers reward for securing prince as husband for her Princess transforms self to woo. (Cf. D658.)

Carried in tale types

Goldener (previously The Youth Transformed to a Horse) · ATU 314 4 recorded variants

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