Deception by substitution — Mythoi

Motif

Deception by substitution.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1840

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

14 finer motifs beneath it

The Virgin Mary substitutes for a mortal Living person acts as image of saint Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate Husband deceives wife with substituted bedmate Substitute in battle Deception by substitution: wife substitutes calf for beggar whom drunken husband wants to catch and abuse Deception by substitution of children Substitute for task Substituted letter. A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message Sleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.) Substitute sacrifice Servant impersonates dead master and makes a false testament Younger and preferred brother substituted by mother for elder to deceive father Substitute specimen for laboratory test

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Statue mistaken for living original. (Cf. K1840.)

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