Trickster outwits adulteress and paramour — Mythoi

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Trickster outwits adulteress and paramour.

Deceptions. · Deceptions connected with adultery. · Trickster outwits adulteress and paramour. · view the constellation · filed as K1570

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6 finer motifs beneath it

Trickster discovers adultery: food goes to husband instead of paramour Trickster makes woman believe that her husband is coming to punish her adultery. She confesses Trickster sends his master running after the paramour. Though the master does not know of the adultery, the lover is thoroughly frightened Trickster as sham magician buys chest containing hidden paramour. (Cf. K1515, K1542, K1555, K1556.) Second lover burns paramour at window with hot iron God Vishnu in shape of nephew scares and torments his aunt's lover

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