μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Disguised husband visits his wife.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by disguise. · view the constellation · filed as K1813

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Filed across the traditions
  • English Wells 17 (Guy of Warwick)
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Italian Novella Rotunda
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Deception by disguise.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Disguised husband wins his faithless wife's love Disguised husband spies on his faithless wife
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 Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals King in disguise 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)

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