ATU 551 Water of Life (previously The Sons on a Quest for a Wonderful Remedy for their Father)

ATU 551

Water of Life (previously The Sons on a Quest for a Wonderful Remedy for their Father)

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, and the motifs below are the doors onward.

Motifs the recorded variants carry

Hero lies by sleeping girl and leaves identification token with her. 8 variants
Quest assigned by father. 8 variants
Youngest brother alone succeeds on quest. 8 variants
Quest for healing water. 8 variants
Quest for marvelous bird. 8 variants
Woman seeks unknown father of her child. 8 variants
Impostors claim reward (prize) earned by hero. 8 variants
Lowly hero marries princess. 8 variants
Magic healing water. (Cf. D1242.1.) 4 variants
Quest for marvelous remedy. 4 variants
Treacherous brother. Usually elder brother. 4 variants
Hero finds maiden in (magic) garden. 4 variants
Hero lies by princess in magic sleep and begets child. 4 variants
Ungrateful brothers plot against rescuer. 4 variants

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.