Stith Thompson motif index · Motif

Thompson T381 — Imprisoned virgin to prevent knowledge of men (marriage, impregnation)

T381
Thompson motif reference
T
Sex
2
Associated ATU tale types
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Description

Motif

Imprisoned virgin to prevent knowledge of men (marriage, impregnation). Usually kept in a tower. (Danaë.) *Types 310, 516; *Krappe Balor 2ff., 11 nn. 38, 39; *Hertel Zs. f. Vksk. XIX 83ff. (chest on water); *Rösch FFC LXXVII 103, 107f.; *Krappe Le Moyen Age 96ff.; *Loomis White Magic 119. — Irish myth: *Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus I 153 n. 3, 154 n. 1, *Hartland Perseus chap. 1; Babylonian: Spence 157; Jewish: *Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Korean: Zong in-Sob 5 No. 2; N. A. Indian: *Thompson Tales 277 n. 21b; West Indies: Flowers 578.

Associated ATU tale types

Concordance

These links are derived from the Thompson motif references stored in the Folklore Database's ATU concordance.

ATUTitle
ATU 891A The Man Who Deserts his Wife and Sets Her the Task of Bearing Him a Child
ATU 898 The Daughter of the Sun
Previous motif
← T376.1 — Man leaves earthly bride for service of Virgin




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