μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Seduction by making woman jealous of co-wife.

Deceptions. · Seduction or deceptive marriage. · Woman persuaded (or wooed) by trick. · view the constellation · filed as K1368

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Filed under Woman persuaded (or wooed) by trick.

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The weeping bitch. A procuress throws pepper into the eyes of a bitch so that she weeps. She pretends to the virtuous woman that the bitch is a woman transformed because of failure to respond to her lover. The woman is persuaded Death feigned to woo maiden. She shows remorse when she hears of lover's death Woman deceived into sacrificing honor. Ruler promises to release her brother (husband) but afterward refuses to do so Seduction by bearing false order from husband or father Altered letter of execution gives princess to hero. On his way robbers steal the letter and change it so that instead of being killed he is married to the princess Lover's gift regained. The husband appears before payment can be made to wife Girl shows herself naked in return for youth's dancing hogs Beggar buys right to sleep before the girl's door, at foot of bed, in the bed. Usually with jewel Innocent girl sells her "love" and later receives it back. When she tells her mother what has happened, she is beaten. Thinking to right matters, she demands that the knight return what he has taken. (Sequel: K1275.) Seduction of person ignorant of sexual intercourse Woman abducted by giving her medicine which appears to have killed her Second daughter won by representing first as dead Monk persuades a father to set daughter afloat in box: monk seduces her Bride-stealing Woman engaged to marry by trick. (Cf. K1371.2, K1377, K1771.9.) Seduction by alleged vision promising woman to man

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