Myrsina
Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A. Megas in Folktales of Greece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Myrsina (Greek: Η Μυρσίνη) or Myrtle (Greek: Μυρτιά) is a Greek fairy tale collected by Georgios A. Megas [el] in Folktales of Greece.[1] Other variants were collected by Anna Angelopoulou.[2]
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.[3] Others of this type include Bella Venezia, Nourie Hadig, Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree.[4] and La petite Toute-Belle.