μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Italian Novella*Rotunda.
  • general Boccaccio Decameron III No. 4 (Lee 91)
Within the index

Filed under Adulteress gets rid of husband while she entertains lover.

Filed beside it
The husband in the chicken house. The husband returns unexpectedly and surprises his wife with her lover. She makes the husband believe he is pursued and hides him in the chicken house. (Cf. K1514.9.)Husband duped into doing penance while rascal enjoys the wifeReturning husband beaten by servants. Mistaken for lover whom he has told them to beatHusband hides in chest to catch paramour. (Cf. K1566.)Adulteress locks up hidden husband and meets loversWife has hiding husband carried off in basket by thievesWife throws husband down precipice so she can be with loverAdulteress has lover unload wood on doorstep. This keeps husband outAdulteress sets husband to watch for intruder while she entertains the paramourIllness feigned to call physician paramourAdulteress pretends to go to say her prayers. Keeps tryst with paramourAdulteress gives paramour tryst in house of ill-fame. Meets husband who leaves in shameParamour unties mare. Husband chases mare while the wife entertains the paramourAdulteress throws small coffer out of window. While the husband retrieves it the paramour changes hiding placesLover masks as pregnant woman: adulteress sent by husband to act as midwife, meets loverAdulteress together with lover while husband sleeps

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