Living person acts as image of saint — Mythoi

Motif

Living person acts as image of saint.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1842

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 1730B*
Spanish Espinosa II No. 42
West Indies Flowers 546f.
general Type 1827**
general Anderson FFC XLII 359

Within the index

Filed under Deception by substitution.

1 finer motif beneath it

Man acts as statue of saint in order to enter convent

Filed beside it

The Virgin Mary substitutes for a mortal 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

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