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Motifs — first 20 of 91
- Sea-queen and hand maidens entice lovers. A421.1.1
- Sun and moon as lovers. (Cf. A736.1.1.) A736.1.3
- Stars as transformed lovers. A761.3
- Origin of rainbow: transformed butterflies (souls of lovers). A791.9
- Cliff from lovers' leap. Lovers in despair throw themselves from a high place. This becomes a cliff. A968.2
- Mermaids tear their mortal lovers to pieces. B81.2.2
- Forgotten fiancée reawakens husband's memory by detaining lovers through magic. Heroine takes up residence near home of her forgetful husband. She is apparently going to permit a lover to sleep with her when she detains him by having him try to place some magic birds on their roost. They continue to fall down throughout the night. (Or the lover is left magically sticking to a calf's tail or other object.) The thwarted lover tells of his experience, and in this way the attention of the husband is gained. D2006.1.1
- Lovers' tragedy re-enacted. (Cf. E334.5.) E337.3
- Lovers buried apart found in one grave each morning. (Cf. E631.0.1.) E419.6
- Twining branches grow from graves of lovers. (Cf. E419.6.) E631.0.1
- Tops of trees from lovers' graves show shapes of their heads. E631.0.1.1
- Tablets made of trees from lovers' graves magically unite. E631.0.1.2
- Dead lovers are now two stones lying together. E642.1
- Smoke from funeral fires of two lovers mingles in sky. E643.1
- Water-spirits help lovers. F420.5.1.3
- Water-maidens make conditions for lovers. F420.6.1.5
- Mountain-men as lovers of herding-girls. F460.4.1.1
- Lovers identical in appearance. F577.4
- Ascetic carries woman in his hair, but she has two lovers in her cloak and outwits him. F1034.2.1
- Hearts break when lovers are told beloved is dead. F1041.1.1.4