“married” — Mythoi

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Demigod son of king's unmarried sister (daughter) by god. A511.1.3.1
Demigod son of king's unmarried sister by her brother. A511.1.3.2
Sun and moon married. A736.1.4
Moon married to mortal woman. A753.1.4
Moon married to son of sky-god. A753.1.4.1
Why some married people quarrel and accuse each other of infidelity. A1375.1
Boy who plays marriage-game finds he has actually been married to a spirit (invisible during ceremony). C167.1
Married man not to eat in country of his parents. C215
Dead sweetheart appears to seducer every evening, even after he has married another woman. E211.2
Dead man asks that certain girl be married to him because in life he seduced her. E353
Prince married to a she-monkey (really queen of the fairies). F302.11
Woman dies of broken heart on learning that her former husband is still alive. She had remarried thinking him dead. F1041.1.3.7
Witches married to fairies. G287
Girl married to a devil. Despairing of ever finding herself a husband, the old maid exclaims: "I would marry even the devil, were he to marry me." The devil takes her at her word. G303.12.5.1
Girl married to devil escapes with answers to his riddles. G303.12.5.5
Tailor married to princess betrays trade by calling for needle and thread. H38.2.1
Weaver married to princess betrays trade by talking in his sleep. H38.2.4
Weaver married to princess betrays his identity when he unconsciously waves his hands as though he were weaving and asks for his shuttle. H38.2.4.1
Prophecy for newborn princesses: the one who takes gold in the mouth will be married to a prince; the one who takes hawkweed, to a peasant. H41.6
Princess to be married to man who withstands twelve years' fight. H328.6

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