Birth of twins an indication of unfaithfulness in wife. (Cf. T586.3.)
Sex. · Conception and birth. · Childbirth. · view the constellation · filed as T587.1
Motif
Filed across the traditions
- English Child II 67 n., 511a, Wells 96 (Chevalere Assigne), 126 (Lai Le Freine), *Hibbard 295
- Greek Fox 79
- India Thompson-Balys.
- general *Harris Cult of the Heavenly Twins 10ff.
- general Krappe "Tyndare" Studi e Materiali di Storia delle Religioni XV (1939) 23–29
Within the index
Filed under Birth of twins. (Cf. T685.)
Filed beside it
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Carried in tale types
- Woman with Three Hundred and Sixty-five Children · ATU 762 1 recorded variant
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