μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 6references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • IcelandicCorpus Poeticum Boreale I 148, MacCulloch Eddic 131, *Boberg
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Penzer I 83, V 148 n. 2, VIII 12–15
  • general *Oertel JAOS XXVI 176, 306
  • general *Torrey JAOS XXVI 296
Within the index

Filed under Deception by disguise.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Husband disguises as woman to spy on wife. (Cf. K1835.)Boy disguises as woman to embarrass incontinent priestDisguised man takes bride's place: deserts, leaving a she-goat in his place for the foolish bridegroom. (Cf. K1223.1.)Disguise as a weeping woman to attract attention
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
Carried in tale types

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