The constellation
K1931 Impostors abandon (or kill) their companion and usurp his place
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The same sky, in words
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- Treacherous impostors · K1930 entry
beneath it
- Impostors throw hero overboard into sea · K1931.1 entry
- Impostors abandon hero in lower world. Usually let rope drop on which he is to be raised · K1931.2 entry
- Impostors kill hero · K1931.3 entry
- Impostors throw hero into pit · K1931.4 entry
- Impostors throw hero into prison · K1931.5 entry
- Impostor leaves hero alone on island. (Cf. S145.) · K1931.6 entry
- Impostor abandons hero on high hill. Pulls down rope on which he is to be lowered · K1931.7 entry