μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

God disguised as menial.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by disguise. · view the constellation · filed as K1816.0.1

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“He had a son Lycaon ὃ by Meliboea, daughter of Ocean or, as others say, by a nymph Cyllene; and Lycaon, reigning over the Arcadians, begat by many wives fifty sons, to wit: Melaeneus, Thesprotus, Helix, Nyctimus, Peucetius, Caucon, Mecisteus, Hopleus, Macareus, Macednus, Horus, Polichus, Acontes, Evaemon, Ancyor, Archebates, Carteron, Aegaeon, Pallas, Eumon, Canethus, Pro- thous, Linus, Coretho, Maenalus, Teleboas, Physius, Phassus,…”

The Library (Bibliotheca), BOOK III, ch. VIII · served from our shelf uncorrected OCR — being verified against the scan

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Filed under Disguise as menial.

Filed beside it
Girl in menial disguise at lover's courtMenial disguise of princess's loverScholar disguised as a rustic along road answers questions of school inspector in Greek, Latin, and HebrewGardener disguisePope disguised as caulkerDisguise as woodcutterDisguise as potterDisguise as goose-girl (turkey-girl)Disguise as herdsman (shepherd, swineherd, etc.)Disguise as porterDisguise as stable-boyDisguise as peasantDisguise as cobbler (shoemaker)Disguise as carpenterDisguise as smithDisguise as slave
Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes
Father unwittingly buys daughter who has been sold into slavery

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