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In folkloristics, "The Animal as Bridegroom" refers to a group of folk and fairy tales about a human woman marrying or being betrothed to an animal. [1] The animal is revealed to be a human prince in disguise or under a curse . [ 2 ]
The Girl With Two Husbands is a Greek fairy tale translated and published by Richard MacGillivray Dawkins in Modern Greek Folktales.The tale is part of the more general cycle of the Animal as Bridegroom, [1] and is classified in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index as tale type ATU 433B, "King Lindworm", a type that deals with maidens disenchanting serpentine husbands.
The most famous animal-as-bridegroom story that has survived in modern times is Beauty and the Beast by Gabrielle-Suzanne de Villeneuve. [7] According to Bernard Sergent , "human–animal marriage is an union that is too remote as incest is a too close one.
The White Hound of the Mountain (Irish: Cú Bán an tSléiḃe) is an Irish folktale collected in the early 20th century and published in academic journal Béaloideas.It is related to the international cycle of the Animal as Bridegroom or The Search for the Lost Husband, wherein a human maiden marries a man under an animal curse, loses him and has to search for him.
The tale is classified in the Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index as type ATU 425A, "The Animal (Monster) as Bridegroom". [4] [5] In this tale type, the princess burns the husband's animal skin and she must seek him out, even paying a visit to the Sun, the Moon and the Wind and gaining their help.
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King Lindworm or Prince Lindworm (Danish: Kong Lindorm) is a Danish fairy tale published in the 19th century by Danish folklorist Svend Grundtvig. [1] The tale is part of the more general cycle of the Animal as Bridegroom, [2] and is classified in the Aarne–Thompson–Uther Index as tale type ATU 433B, a type that deals with maidens disenchanting serpentine husbands.
In the international Aarne-Thompson-Uther Index, the story is classified as tale type ATU 425A, "The Animal as Bridegroom", a subtype of ATU 425, "The Search for the Lost Husband". In this tale type, the heroine is a human maiden who marries a prince that is cursed to become an animal of some sort.