Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales
411: The King and the Lamia
Description
I. The Snake-Wife. A king sees, falls in love with, and marries a lovely girl who is actually a snake-woman [B29.1].
II. Overcoming her Power. (a) His health deteriorates. (b) A fakir tells him to feed her salty food and to stay at night
and watch her. (c) She assumes her snake form and goes for water.
III. The Ashes. (a) An oven is heated red-hot and she is pushed in. (b) Among the ashes is found a pebble capable of turning anything it touches into gold [D1469.10.1].
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