Aarne-Thompson-Uther (ATU) - Types of Folktales

898: The Daughter of the Sun

ATU > 850-999: REALISTIC TALES > 880-899: Proofs of FidelitY and Innocence > 898: The Daughter of the Sun

Description

The Speechless Maiden; the Puppet Bride). I. Virgin in the Tower. To avoid fulfillment of a prophecy that a princess shall be impregnated by the sun and bear a child, she is confined in a tower. Nevertheless the prophecy is fulfilled. [T381, T521].…

Examples

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Text title	ATU	Language	Author	Origin	Publication Date
The Terrible Head	898	English	Andrew Lang	_	1889
The Silent Princess	898	English	Andrew Lang	Turkey	1907
The White Doe	898	English	Andrew Lang	France	1906
La figlia del Sole	898	Italian	Italo Calvino	Italy	1956

External Examples

Story	ATU	Origin	Source
Daughter of the Sun	898	Italian	Internet Archive
Maroula	898	Greek	Internet Archive
Silent Princess	898	Greek	Internet Archive

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