The constellation
K2112 Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.)
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- False tokens of woman's unfaithfulness. Tokens are stolen from the woman, or her secret markings are seen by treachery · K2112.1 entry
- Leper (beggar) laid in queen's bed. She is thus incriminated · K2112.2 entry
- Man taking refuge in woman's house causes her false accusation · K2112.3 entry
- Villain brings (threatens to bring) naked servant to woman's house. Threat of false accusation of indiscretion forces woman to yield · K2112.4 entry
- Other means of incriminating innocent woman · K2112.5 entry
cross-ref
carried in tale type
- Crescentia · ATU 712
- The Mother who Did not Bear Me but Nourished Me · ATU 713
- Brother and Sister · ATU 872*
- Oft-proved Fidelity · ATU 881
- The Innocent Slandered Maiden · ATU 883A