Substitution of children to gain inheritance — Mythoi

Motif

Substitution of children to gain inheritance.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1847.1

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella *Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Deception by substitution of children.

1 finer motif beneath it

Deceptive report of birth of heir. Queen tells king anxious for an heir that she is to give birth to a son, but that ill will befall the son if king looks upon him

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