μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 4references

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.

  • EnglishWells 17 (Guy of Warwick)
  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Italian NovellaRotunda
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Deception by disguise.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Disguised husband wins his faithless wife's loveDisguised husband spies on his faithless wife
Filed beside it
Disguise by putting on clothes (carrying accoutrements) of certain personDog procures disguise from magician to frighten tigerLover disguised as other knight in order to reach sweetheartGods (saints) in disguise visit mortalsKing in disguiseWoman in disguise wooed by her faithless husbandHumble disguise. (Cap o' Rushes, Peau d'âne Allerleirauh.) Usually in rough clothing. (Cf. K521.4.3, K1812, K1816.)Disguise as menialDisguise as wandererDisguise as sick manDisguise by changing bodily appearanceAnimal disguises as human being. (Cf. K1825.1.5.)Man disguises as animalDisguise as layman. Priest disguises as laymanDisguise as professional manDisguise as churchman (cleric)

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