μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals.

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

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish O'Suilleabhain 22, Beal XXI 307, *Cross
  • Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 80, *Boberg
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "Pierre"
  • Spanish Exempla Keller
  • Italian Novella Rotunda
  • Greek Fox 200, Grote I 36, 63, 88, 103, 160
  • Jewish *Neuman, *bin Gorion Born Judas I 176f., 374
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Hindu Tawney I 370
  • Buddhist myth Malalasekera I 19, 318, 473, 477, 648, 840, II 471, 504, 519, 572, 602, 1079, 1182, 1258, 1353, 1366
  • Chinese Eberhard FFC CXX 1f., 169
  • Japanese Ikeda
  • Hawaii Beckwith Myth 69
  • S. Am. Indian (Inca) Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 316, (Chamacoso): Métraux MAFLS XL 28, (Huaroichiri): ibid. 158
  • Africa (Ekoi) Talbot 177
  • West Indies Flowers 545.
  • general *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791
  • general *BP II 210, III 198, 451
  • general *Dh II 129
  • general *Rohde Der Griechische Roman 451 n.
  • general Fb "Sankt Peder" III 164a
  • general United States (Mormon): **Lee, Hector, "The Three Nephites: the Substance and Significance of the Legend in Folklore" (Albuquerque, 1949), "The Three Nephites: a Disappearing Legend" Am. Notes and Queries II 35–38, Hand, "The Three Nephites" Am. Notes and Queries II 56–57, Fife, "The Legend of the Three Nephites among the Mormons" JAFL LIII 1–49
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Filed under Deception by disguise.

7 finer motifs beneath it
Mortal entertained by disguised god 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 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
Filed beside it
Disguise by putting on clothes (carrying accoutrements) of certain person Dog procures disguise from magician to frighten tiger Lover disguised as other knight in order to reach sweetheart King in disguise Disguised husband visits his wife Woman in disguise wooed by her faithless husband Humble disguise. (Cap o' Rushes, Peau d'âne Allerleirauh.) Usually in rough clothing. (Cf. K521.4.3, K1812, K1816.) Disguise as menial Disguise as wanderer Disguise as sick man Disguise by changing bodily appearance Animal disguises as human being. (Cf. K1825.1.5.) Man disguises as animal Disguise as layman. Priest disguises as layman Disguise as professional man Disguise as churchman (cleric)
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Satan disguised as deer. (Cf. K1811.)
Carried in tale types

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