μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • 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 wifeLady in love with ruler enlists friend's aid. Rendezvous arrangedLittle girl will give prince marvelous objects if he promises to marry her laterPrincess feigns sickness to woo hero. Only marriage to him will cure herPerson (man, woman) exhibits figurePrincess elects herself husband from the young men present. (Cf. H311, H362, T131.0.1.)Princess declares love by presenting cup of drink at feastHarper as love messenger sent by girlPrincess offers reward for securing prince as husband for herPrincess transforms self to woo. (Cf. D658.)
Carried in tale types

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