μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Deception by disguise.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Ogre disguised as holy manBarber passes for a brahminDisguise as saint. Man beats wife for spending too much time at church. Wife has maids dress as her patron saints and when the husband repeats the beating she calls on them for help. The husband is beatenDisguise as yogi
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 manDisguise by changing bodily appearanceAnimal disguises as human being. (Cf. K1825.1.5.)Man disguises as animalDisguise as layman. Priest disguises as laymanDisguise as professional man

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