Serving-man in his master's place — Mythoi

Motif

Serving-man in his master's place.

Deceptions. · Seduction or deceptive marriage. · Seduction by disguise or substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1317.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Exempla Keller
Italian Novella Rotunda.
general Chauvin II 92 No. 38
general Bødker Exempler 289 No. 41

Within the index

Filed under Lover's place in bed usurped by another.

1 finer motif beneath it

Master in serving-man's place in woman's bed. (Cf. K1569.7.)

Filed beside it

Leper intercepts letter and takes paramour's place with princess Vengeful paramours send syphilitic man to substitute in woman's bed Man caught running by guards has to tell his destination. One of the guards substitutes for him with his sweetheart Woman substitutes for her daughter in the dark Use of drugs to usurp lover's place Woman mistakes passer-by for lover. Substitution in the dark Moorish (black) girl substituted for mistress (in the dark) Man intercepts love letter and takes lover's place in elopement Devil comes to rendezvous instead of woman's lover

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