Goddess in disguise visits earth and is waylaid by thieves. They set her free after she promises to tell them the fate of the new-born prince

Motif

Goddess in disguise visits earth and is waylaid by thieves. They set her free after she promises to tell them the fate of the new-born prince.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by disguise. · view the constellation · filed as K1811.0.2

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

IndiaThompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals.

Filed beside it

Mortal entertained by disguised god Gods (spirits) disguised as beggars. Test hospitality Deity disguised as old man (woman) visits mortals God disguised as doctor cures mortal Deity takes form of particular person to visit mortals Deity takes form of animal to visit mortals

Carried in tale types

Outwitting Fate · ATU 934D1 recorded variant

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