Myrsina
Sign in to saveMyrsina () or Myrtle () is a Greek fairy tale collected by in Folktales of Greece. Other variants were collected by Anna Angelopoulou.
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Myrsina () or Myrtle () is a Greek fairy tale collected by in Folktales of Greece. Other variants were collected by Anna Angelopoulou.
It is Aarne-Thompson type 709, Snow White, though substituting many motifs: sisters for the stepmother, the Sun for the magic mirror, abandonment in the woods for an attempt to kill, and the Months for dwarves. Others of this type include Bella Venezia, Nourie Hadig, Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree. and La petite Toute-Belle.
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