Witch (fairy) suckles child — Mythoi

Motif

Witch (fairy) suckles child.

Sex. · Care of children. · Nurture and growth of children. · view the constellation · filed as T611.3

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3297, Legends No. 528.
general Hoffman-Krayer Zs. f. Vksk. XXV 121 n. 4

Within the index

Filed under Suckling of children.

Filed beside it

Child nourished by sucking its own fingers Child miraculously suckled by his father Children magically prevented from suckling Child miraculously suckled by saint. (Cf. V211.1.8.1.) Milk magically appears in woman's breast so as to nourish orphan. (Cf. T592.) Abandoned child saved by seagulls; milk furnished by doe; angel brings bell as drinking utensil One woman suckles many babies Dead mother's breasts furnish sufficient nourishment for her baby during two years Man suckled by dog (wolf): called Mac Con (Son of Dog) Child nourished by sucking the eyeballs of snake-mother (frog-mother) who left it

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