ATU 465 The Man Persecuted Because of his Beautiful Wife

ATU 465

The Man Persecuted Because of his Beautiful Wife

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

Marriage to person in bird form. (Cf. B602, D150.) 2 variants
Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous rivals. 2 variants
Task: bringing berries (fruit, roses) in winter. 2 variants
Tasks requiring miraculous speed. 2 variants
Quest accomplished with aid of wife. 2 variants
Quest for the living harp. 2 variants
Love through sight of picture. 2 variants
Prince envious of hero's wife assigns hero tasks. 1 variant
Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero. 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.