Woman in disguise wooed by her faithless husband — Mythoi

Motif

Woman in disguise wooed by her faithless husband.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by disguise. · view the constellation · filed as K1814

Filed across the traditions

India *Thompson-Balys.
general *Bédier Fabliaux 448
general *BP IV 254 n. 1, Italian: Basile Pentamerone V No. 6, *Rotunda

Within the index

Filed under Deception by disguise.

4 finer motifs beneath it

Prince disguised as merchant seduces a queen. (Cf. K1349.3.1.) Wife substitutes for princess, who has been jailed with husband. Before judge says: "What harm is there in a man being with his own wife?" Wife disguised as fakir makes her husband, the king, fulfill her will Husband twits wife regarding "bought kiss"; she makes him buy one from her by disguising herself

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 Disguised husband visits his wife 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)

Carried in tale types

The Man who Deserted his Wife (previously The Man who Deserts his Wife and Sets her the Task of Bearing him a Child) · ATU 891 1 recorded variant

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