μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Disguise of man in woman's dress.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by disguise. · view the constellation · filed as K1836

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross
  • Icelandic Corpus 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 priest Disguised 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 person Dog procures disguise from magician to frighten tiger Lover disguised as other knight in order to reach sweetheart Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals King in disguise Disguised husband visits his wife Woman in disguise wooed by her faithless husband Humble disguise. (Cap o' Rushes, Peau d'âne Allerleirauh.) Usually in rough clothing. (Cf. K521.4.3, K1812, K1816.) Disguise as menial Disguise as wanderer Disguise as sick man Disguise by changing bodily appearance Animal disguises as human being. (Cf. K1825.1.5.) Man disguises as animal Disguise as layman. Priest disguises as layman Disguise as professional man
Carried in tale types

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