Disguise as madman (fool) — Mythoi

Motif

Disguise as madman (fool).

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by disguise. · view the constellation · filed as K1818.3

Filed across the traditions

Greek *Frazer Apollodorus II 176 n. 2 → on our shelf: The Library (Bibliotheca), APOLLODORI BIBLIOTHECA, ch. 33
Irish myth Cross
Italian Novella *Rotunda
Jewish Neuman
India *Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 900
general *BP I 446
general Schoepperle II 583 s. v. "disguises"
general *Liebrecht 141ff.
general *Hibbard 227
general Malone PMLA XLIII 400

Within the index

Filed under Disguise as sick man.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Wise man disguised as buffoon Lover approaches mistress disguised as fool Sharp man pretends to be stupid so as to be included in plans and conversation of plotters

Filed beside it

Disguise as leper Scald-head disguise. To avoid having his gold hair seen, the hero covers his head with a cloth and says that he has the scaldhead Disguise as deformed men to secure entertainment Animal feigns lameness Deception by pretended faint

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Disguise as madman to enter girl's room. (Cf. K1818.3.)

Keeps company with — shares receipted episodes

Bag of winds. Wind is confined in a bag. Man breaks prohibition against looking into bag and releases winds Transformation: man to swine Transformation: woman to bitch Transformation: man to dove Transformation: man (woman) to almond tree Transformation by drinking Disenchantment from tree form by embrace of lover Moly: magic plant Magic lotus plant. (Cf. D975.1.) Magic drink Magic chair Lotus causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D965.6, D2004.3.)

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