Motif
Dangerous light causes transformation and separation
dangerous_light_causes_transformation_and_separation
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation 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 SECOND STORY / FIRST STORY / SECOND STORY / THIRD STORY; lines 12448-12535 confidence: high
For the second sister's wedding, the wife asks her lion husband to come with her; he warns that a ray from a burning candle would turn him into a dove for seven years; she builds a thick chamber, but its green-wood door warps and cracks.
The husband warns that candlelight will transform him into a dove, and a ray from the wedding procession does so, separating him from his wife.
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