Substitute in battle — Mythoi

Motif

Substitute in battle.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1845

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Filed across the traditions

Irish MacCulloch Celtic 65 (Cuchulainn), *Cross
Icelandic *Boberg
West Indies Flowers 547.
general N. Am. Indian (Mandan): Will JAFL XXIX 402

Within the index

Filed under Deception by substitution.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Warrior deceived into attacking substituted pillar-stone. Stone bears enemy's dress (crown) King, fearing death at hands of enemy, forces follower to take his place on throne. Follower is killed

Filed beside 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 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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