Moorish (black) girl substituted for mistress (in the dark) — Mythoi

Motif

Moorish (black) girl substituted for mistress (in the dark).

Deceptions. · Seduction or deceptive marriage. · Seduction by disguise or substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1317.8

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

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

Filed beside it

Serving-man in his master's place 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 Man intercepts love letter and takes lover's place in elopement Devil comes to rendezvous instead of woman's lover

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