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BTW:

Do any of you have a mythic/folkloric reference for: a mortal must make a marriage pact with a {spirit/fairy/goddess} as a form of political marriage, which confers on the mortal the right to rule or the ability to live safely among nature etc? Can be from any culture, and at this stage, i am also accepting pop culture. Gender-agnostic, it doesn't matter what gender the mortal and the spirit has.

It's for a Fencraft reference and I've sort of been assuming for a year that this is a "standard" folklore trope, but it seems not to exist. And my copy of the Mabinogion says the sacred marriage of a mortal and goddess is a common trope in celtic mythology, but again I can find no real evidence for that.

If it truly doesn't exist, that's OK, it just feels. Like it ought to have already existed. Any leads you have are greatly appreciated.

Date: 13 January 2021 23:37 (UTC)
ofmonstrouswords: (religion: raven)
From: [personal profile] ofmonstrouswords
the Morrigan is part of the sacred marriage thing but I'm having a devil of a time remembering the specific myth it appears in. Or if it even does appear specifically but more is understood as part of the nature of the goddess.

...that probably wasn't as helpful as I thought it might be. I'll see if I can dig up the myth it's in. Not sure on timing for that, though.

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