 Although its precise time and place of origin cannot be settled with certainty, the Lithuanian myth has been compared with similar stories found among Native American peoples (Wayampi, Yahgan and Coos), which could be the result of an inherited Ancient North Eurasian motif featuring a women marrying an aquatic animal, violating human laws on exogamy and connecting the terrestrial and aquatic worlds.The tale was first published by M. Jasewicz in 1837.Salomėja Nėris, a Lithuanian poet, wrote a poem called "Eglė žalčių karalienė" (1940), which is based on the motifs of the tale.