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Motifs — first 20 of 106
- Old man from sky as creator. – Old man with his wife comes from the sky. Are the first couple on earth. Have seven sons and seven daughters. Each son marries a daughter. A21.2
- Sun marries woman. A736.7.1
- Mortal marries star-girl. A762.2
- First man descends on earth, falls in love with and marries a fairy. A1275.9
- Mermaid marries man. B81.2
- Merman marries maiden. B82.1
- The Bear's Son. Human son of woman who marries a bear acquires bear characteristics. (Cf. B601.1.) B635.1
- Man becomes deer and marries deer. B648
- Man marries crane in human form. B652.2
- Mother wishes lazy daughter may marry devil. Devil appears and marries her. C12.4.1
- Woman marries in spite of warning dream. Bears blind child who soon dies. C168.1
- Dead mother haunts daughter who marries against mother's will. E222.2
- Father will die when daughter marries. (Cf. E765.4.3.) E765.4.1
- Person will die year he marries. E765.4.4
- Mortal marries king of otherworld. F167.12.1
- Girl goes to fairyland and marries fairy. F301.3
- Fairy mistress. Mortal man marries or lives with fairy woman. F302
- Man goes to fairyland and marries fairy. F302.1
- Man marries fairy and takes her to his home. F302.2
- Man is carried to fairyland by fairy and marries her. F302.3.1.3