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myth: Cross; Livonian: Loorits FFC XLVI 40 No. 25; Lappish: Qvigstad FFC LX 45f. Nos. 55, 57.
B600. Marriage of person to animal. F300. Marriage or liaison with fairy. F302. Fairy mistress. F460.4.1. Mountain-girl marries mortal man. T111. Marriage of mortal and supernatural being.
B81.2.1. Mermaid has son by human father. *Fb "havfrue" I 569b, IV 204a; Icel.: *Boberg.
B81.2.2. Mermaids tear their mortal lovers to pieces. Irish myth: Cross.
F302.3.4. Fairies entice men and then harm them.
B81.3. Mermaid leads people astray. Fb "havfrue" I 569b.
B81.3.1. Mermaid appears at midnight, entices people into water. England: Baughman.
B81.3.2. Mermaid appears once each year, sings in choir, entices young man to follow her. England: Baughman.
B81.4. Mermaid captures a maiden. *Fb "havfrue" IV 204a.
R11.1. Princess (maiden) abducted by monster (ogre).
B81.5. Mermaid sits on knight's bedpost. *Fb "havfrue" I 569b.
B81.6. Mermaid has human midwife. *Fb "havfrue" I 569b.
F372.1. Fairies take human midwife to attend fairy woman. T584. Parturition.
B81.7. Mermaid warns of bad weather. *Fb "havfrue" I 569b, IV 204a. Danish: Kristensen Danske Sagn II (1893) 143ff., (1928) 101ff.
B81.7.1. Mermaid prophesies. Icel.: Boberg.
D1812. Magic power of prophecy. M301. Prophets. M340. Unfavorable prophesies. N456. Enigmatical smile (laugh) reveals secret knowledge.
B81.8. Mermaid cannot pass through ice. *Fb "havfrue" I 569b.
B81.9. Appearance of mermaid. Fb "havfrue" IV 204a; Irish myth: Cross.
B81.9.1. Mermaid's hair reaches her waist. *Fb "hår" I 771b.
G219.4. Witches' hair reaches to ground.
B81.9.1.1. Mermaid has wooly hair. U.S.: Baughman.
B81.9.2. Mermaid has large breasts. *Fb "havfrue" IV 204a; Boberg.
B81.9.3. Mermaid half-beautiful, half-monstrous. Irish myth: Cross.
B81.9.4. Giant mermaid. Irish myth: Cross. (Cf. B81.13.13.)
F531. Giant.
B81.9.5. Skin of mermaid.
B81.9.5.1. Mermaid has white skin. Scotland: Baughman.
B81.9.5.2. Mermaid has brown skin. England, U.S.: *Baughman.
B81.10. Mermaid swallows man. Irish myth: Cross; Italian Novella: Rotunda.
F585.1. Fatal enticements of phantom women. F910. Extraordinary swallowings.
B81.11. Mermaid's singing causes sleep. Girl tumbles from boat and drowns. — Irish myth: Cross.
B53.4. Siren's song causes sleep. D1364.24. Music causes magic sleep. D1960. Magic sleep.
