ATU 316 The Nix of the Mill-pond

ATU 316

The Nix of the Mill-pond

Aarne–Thompson–Uther tale-type index · Tales Of Magic · The full type description is not served here; the number and name are the classification facts.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Water-spirit as woman (water-nymph, water-nix). (Cf. F423.1.) 2 variants
Water-spirits kidnap mortals and keep them under water. 2 variants
Children unwittingly promised (sold). (Cf. S211.) 2 variants
Transformation to escape death. 1 variant
Wife rescues husband. 1 variant

Type numbers and names after Aarne–Thompson–Uther, via Hagedorn, trilogy (2022), CC-BY-NC-SA; motif links weighted by the dataset’s recorded tale variants. Served as classification facts with attribution.