μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • Missouri FrenchCarrière.
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Filed under Deception by disguise.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Disguise by dyeing beard. Youths have been advised never to serve a man with a red beard. The trickster dyes his beard blackDisguise by painting bodyDisguise by veiling faceYouths wear false beards (of grass, wool)Disguise by dyeing complexionDisguise by cutting one eye outBeautiful woman in hideous disguiseDisguise as old manDisguise in wooden coveringDisguise by cutting off hair
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 disguiseDisguised husband visits his wifeWoman 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 manAnimal 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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