Deity assumes frightful guises to frighten child — Mythoi

Motif

Deity assumes frightful guises to frighten child.

Tests. · Other tests. · Tests of fear. · Fear test. · view the constellation · filed as H1401

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Fear test. A person is put to various tests in the attempt to make him show fear.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Chief of dead assumes frightful guises to frighten visitors Ogress assumes frightful guises to frighten messengers

Filed beside it

Fear test: behaving as if enemy is coming in order to see who will flee and who will stay and fight Suitor tested by apparent threats to his person Fear test: serpent put in flour so that fearless youth kneads it into the dough Test: going without fear through a wilderness filled with all manner of beasts

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