Motif
Giant suitor rejected by beautiful maiden
giant_suitor_rejected_by_beautiful_maiden
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
norse
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Myths of the Norsemen: From the Eddas and Sagas L. E. R. / CHAPTER XXI: BALDER / CHAPTER XXII: LOKI / CHAPTER XXIII: THE GIANTS; lines 8535-8655 confidence: high
Senjemand of Senjen is angered by a nun's hymn on Grypto, loves Juterna-jesta, asks for her hand, and is rejected as too old and ugly.
Senjemand loves Juterna-jesta, proposes, and is rejected because he is old and ugly.
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