The constellation
N343 Lover kills self believing his mistress dead. She has been frightened away by a lion. (Pyramus and Thisbe.)
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- Mistress kills self, believing her lover dead · N343.1 entry
- Wife dies, believing husband dead · N343.2.1 entry
- Woman feigns death to meet exiled lover. It leads to his death. Lover hears of her supposed death, returns and submits to execution · N343.3 entry
- Lover commits suicide on finding beloved dead · N343.4 entry
carried in tale type
- Pyramus and Thisbe · ATU 899A