ATU 590 The Faithless Mother (previously The Prince and the Arm Bands)

ATU 590

The Faithless Mother (previously The Prince and the Arm Bands)

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

Medicine shown by animal. It heals another animal with a medicine (herb, water, etc.) and thus shows the man the remedy. Sometimes the medicine resuscitates the dead. (The animal is most frequently the serpent. (Cf. B491.) 432 variants
Recovery of magic object. 432 variants
Quest for lion's milk. 432 variants
Rescue of princess from ogre. See references to R11.1. 432 variants
Treacherous mother marries ogre and plots against son. 432 variants
Magic object stolen. 216 variants
Strong man evades death. Vain attempts to kill him. 216 variants
Strong man sent to milk lions: brings lions back with him. 216 variants
Secret of strength treacherously discovered. 216 variants
Animal helpful after being conquered. 144 variants
Helpful lion. (Cf. B549.1.) 144 variants
Animals save person's life. (Cf. B540.) 144 variants
Magic object found. 144 variants
Magic belt gives strength. (Cf. D1057.) 144 variants
Magic ring gives strength. (Cf. D1076.) 144 variants
Tasks assigned in order to get rid of hero. 144 variants
Quests assigned in order to get rid of hero. 144 variants
Quest assigned because of feigned illness. Lion's milk (or the like) said to be necessary as cure; hero therefore sent on dangerous quest. 144 variants
Apple causes magic sleep. (Cf. D981.1.) 108 variants
Quest for marvelous apple. 108 variants
Quest for magic apple. (Cf. D981.1.) 108 variants
Quest for apple of life. 108 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.