μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Disguise as devil. Priest disguises as devil and "haunts" neighbor's house. Buys it cheaply.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by disguise. · view the constellation · filed as K1838

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella Rotunda.
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Filed under Deception by disguise.

1 finer motif beneath it
Tricksters change man's furniture. He thinks it is the work of demons. He sells them his house cheaply
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

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