Motif
jealous elder wife transformed into hostile stepmother in later versions
jealous_elder_wife_transformed_into_hostile_stepmother_in_later_versions
A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
slavic
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Russian Fairy Tales: A Choice Collection of Muscovite Folk-lore INTRODUCTORY. / FOOTNOTES: / CHAPTER II. / MYTHOLOGICAL.; lines 3619-3697 confidence: medium
The passage says that in Christian westward transmission, references to polygamy were suppressed, half-brother distinctions disappeared, and the jealous elder wife could become a hostile stepmother.
The passage says an elder jealous wife cruel to a rival's offspring often became a stepmother under Christian influence.
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