swan maiden

Summary

swan maiden is a narrative motif^[1]. It draws 1,882 Wikipedia views per month (narrative_motif category, ranking #7 of 20).^[2]

Key Facts

• swan maiden's instance of is recorded as narrative motif^[3].
• swan maiden's instance of is recorded as folklore motif^[4].
• swan maiden's instance of is recorded as stock character^[5].
• swan maiden's depicts is recorded as magic^[6].
• swan maiden's depicts is recorded as shapeshifting^[7].
• swan maiden is a type of imaginary character^[8].
• swan maiden is part of Irish mythology^[9].
• swan maiden is part of Norse mythology^[10].
• swan maiden is part of Japanese mythology^[11].
• swan maiden is part of mythology of Oceania^[12].
• swan maiden's Commons category is recorded as Swan Maidens^[13].
• swan maiden's catalog code is recorded as D361.1.^[14].
• swan maiden's facet of is recorded as transformation: swan to person^[15].
• swan maiden's facet of is recorded as transformation: human to swan^[16].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[17].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[18].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Motif-Index of Folk-Literature^[19].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Q131611893^[20].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Eddic Mythology^[21].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Chinese Mythology. Japanese Mythology^[22].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Oceanic Mythology^[23].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Bidrag til en Ordbog over Jyske Almuesmål^[24].
• swan maiden's described by source is recorded as Q131673746^[25].
• swan maiden's partially coincident with is recorded as mermaid^[26].
• swan maiden's partially coincident with is recorded as mermaid captured^[27].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include narrative motif^[3], folklore motif^[4], and stock character^[5]. swan maiden is a type of imaginary character^[8].

Use and Application

Part of include Irish mythology^[9], a mythology by ethnic group^[28]; Norse mythology^[10], a mythology by ethnic group^[29]; Japanese mythology^[11], a mythology by ethnic group^[30]; and mythology of Oceania^[12], a mythology of an area^[31].

Why It Matters

swan maiden draws 1,882 Wikipedia views per month (narrative_motif category, ranking #7 of 20).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[32] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[33]