μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • IcelandicBoberg
  • Jewish*Neuman
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Deception by substitution.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Bride has maid sleep in husband's bed to conceal pregnancyWife takes mistress's place in husband's bed. Brings about reconciliationWife substitutes an old woman for herself in her husband's bedWife has maidservant impersonate her while she goes to her lover
Filed beside it
The Virgin Mary substitutes for a mortalLiving person acts as image of saintHusband deceives wife with substituted bedmateSubstitute in battleDeception by substitution: wife substitutes calf for beggar whom drunken husband wants to catch and abuseDeception by substitution of childrenSubstitute for taskSubstituted letter. A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the messageSleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.)Substitute sacrificeServant impersonates dead master and makes a false testamentYounger and preferred brother substituted by mother for elder to deceive fatherSubstitute specimen for laboratory test
Carried in tale types

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