μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Blinded slave's revenge. Threatens to jump from tower with lord's children unless lord blinds himself. Lord does so but slave jumps with children nevertheless.

Deceptions. · Dupe's property destroyed. · Members of dupe's family killed. · view the constellation · filed as K1465

Cited in the index
  • general Wesselski Theorie 16
  • general *Krappe Archiv f. d. Studium d. neueren Sprachen CLX 162ff.
Within the index

Filed under Members of dupe's family killed.

Filed beside it
Caring for the child: child killed Washing the grandmother – in boiling water Trickster deceives dupe into killing his own children Master's mother killed: wood heaved on her head [First Edition: K1490. Dupe's property destroyed – miscellaneous.]
Carried in tale types

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