μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Wife substitutes for her sodomist husband.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1843.2.4

Scholars’ trail — 1 reference (open)

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  • Italian Novella Rotunda.
Within the index

Filed under Wife takes mistress's place in husband's bed. Brings about reconciliation.

Filed beside it
Wife takes mistress's place in husband's bed: husband sends message of death Wife takes mistress's place in bed but is deceived in turn. Husband had tired of the mistress and had previously substituted servant Wife takes mistress's place in husband's bed. The husband, unaware of the substitution, asks his friends to share his good fortune

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