But at the same time, other stories circulated about Cinderella-esque characters.Īccording to New World Encyclopedia, there were versions from Japan like Chūjō-hime, who ran away from her evil stepmother and became a Buddhist nun, or a Korean version of the tale (the story of Kongji). In her book “The Fairest of Them All,” Tatar compiled 21 variations of the Snow White story, which at its core is about a beautiful girl and her jealous and cruel stepmother.Ĭinderella, like many other fairy tales, was most famously defined by the Brothers Grimm, which Walt Disney transformed into a classic movie - in turn, leading to the now iconic imagery of Cinderella as a blonde woman in a sweeping blue dress. Folklorist Maria Tatar weaved together the global phenomenon of the Snow White story. Fairy tales and folk tales are transmitted orally and there are often variations of them across different cultures because they speak to universal themes. Other ancient writers referenced this tale, which some consider one of the origins of the Cinderella story. This led many men to search for her to return her sandal and she married the one who did. Once upon a time, Greek geographer Strabo recorded an old Egyptian tale about a Greek woman named Rhodopis, whose sandal was taken by an eagle from Naucratis to Memphis. ‘Aristocats,’ ‘Cinderella’ and more - a look into Disney remakes.
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