Husband in disguise begs food of his wife's suitors

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Husband in disguise begs food of his wife's suitors.

Deceptions. · Deceptions connected with adultery. · Husband outwits adulteress and paramour. · view the constellation · filed as K1568

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“Aeneas, son of Anchises, and with him Archelochus and Acamas, sons of Antenor, and Theanus, leaders of ‘the Dardanians; of the Thracians, Acamas, son of Eusorus ; of the Cicones, Euphemus, son of Troezenus ; of the Paeonians, Pyraechmes; of the Paphlagonians, Pylaemenes, son of Bilsates; from Zelia, Pandarus, son of Lycaon ; from Adrastia, Adrastus and Amphius, sons of Merops; from Arisbe, Asius, son of Hyrtacus ; from Larissa,…”

— The Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33 · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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GreekThe Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33Thompson cites: *Frazer Apollodorus II 299 n. 6.

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Greek*Frazer Apollodorus II 299 n. 6. → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33

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Husband discovers wife's adultery Adulteress detected by food she prepares for paramour Husband returns home secretly and spies on adulteress and lovers Husband feigns blindness and avenges himself on his wife and her paramour The husband sets house afire and ousts hidden paramour Husband carries off box containing hidden paramour. Latter exposed (otherwise discomfited)Old Hildebrand. Hidden cuckold reveals his presence by rhymes. He responds to the rhymes made by the wife and paramour concerning their entertainment Husband discovers wife's adultery by riddling conversation. In this indirect manner the wife confesses and promises reform The husband prepares to castrate the crucifix. The artist's wife's paramour poses as a crucifix when caught. When he sees the husband's preparations, he flees naked The husband meets the paramour in the wife's place. Beats him (or cuts off privates)Husband catches paramour in pitfall. The wife sends her maid to investigate. The maid falls in and finally the wife herself. The husband calls the neighborhood to see them Husband (god) traps wife and paramour with magic armor. (Vulcan, Mars, Venus.)Husband proves intrigue by secretly blacking paramour's mouth. When he returns, his wife's face is black Blades (broken glass) to wound and detect wife's lover. (Often on window.)Cuckolded man shuts wife's paramour in chest and lies on the chest with latter's wife Husband tricks wife into riding a mule which has been denied water. On fording a stream the mule plunges into the water. Wife drowns. (Sometimes also paramour.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds Transformation: man to swine Transformation: woman to bitch Transformation: man to dove Transformation: man (woman) to almond tree Transformation by drinking Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover Moly: magic plant Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.)Magic drink Magic chair Lotus causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.6, D2004.3.)

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