Motif
attempt to prevent a prophecy brings about its fulfillment
attempt_to_prevent_a_prophecy_brings_about_its_fulfillment
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
germanic
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Household Tales by Brothers Grimm Household Tales by Brothers Grimm / CONTENTS; lines 4521-4624 confidence: high
The bad-hearted King, angered by the prophecy, offers gold to the parents, obtains the child, puts him in a box, and throws the box into deep water to free his daughter from the predicted suitor.
The King tries to avoid the predicted marriage by exposing the child and later by sending a death letter, but the altered letter results in the boy marrying the King's daughter.
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