μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Shadow mistaken for substance.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Absurd misunderstandings. · One thing mistaken for another. · Shadow mistaken for substance. · view the constellation · filed as J1790

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9 finer motifs beneath it
Numskull thinks his shadow is a man pursuing him Shadow mistaken for thief: is beaten Monkey seeing tiger attack his shadow is frightened so that he falls from tree Reflection in water thought to be the original of the thing reflected Picture mistaken for original Mask mistaken for face Statue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.) Image in mirror mistaken for picture Moonlight thought to be substance

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