Motif
wooing by proxy
wooing_by_proxy
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
2 traditions
greek (1) · native american southwest (1)
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST / ENDNOTES; lines 9516-9643 confidence: high
Wooing was by proxy; Agamemnon wooed Helen for Menelaus, while Idomeneus came in person and sent no deputy.
The passage explicitly describes proxy wooing and gives Agamemnon's wooing of Helen for Menelaus as the example.
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native american southwest
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The Pima Indians RING STONE / SOCIOLOGY / PUBERTY DANCE / MARRIAGE; lines 8799-8864 confidence: high
A youth visits the bride's home with a young married friend who pleads his case; after several nights, if accepted, he remains as husband. The couple stays four days at her home and then goes to his parents' home.
The suitor's married friend pleads his cause during repeated visits while the suitor remains in the background.
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