One person mistaken for another.
The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Animal or person mistaken for something else. · view the constellation · filed as J1766
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
- Greco-Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid , Book 13
- Japanese / Shinto Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan , Book 19
- Depth Commentary The Interpretation of Dreams , Chapter I
- North American Indigenous Tales of the North American Indians , Tale 47 XLVII. THE JEALOUS FATHER 777
- Indic The Mahābhārata , Book 3, Section CCVIII
Within the index
Filed under Animal or person mistaken for something else.
1 finer motif beneath it
Filed beside it
Carried in tale types
- Other Mistaken Identities · ATU 1319* 1 recorded variant
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