μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Substituted letter. A letter is changed on the way to its destination so as to falsify the message.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1851

Cited in the index
  • general See references to all the cross-references given below. Icelandic: Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Deception by substitution.

1 finer motif beneath it
Forged letter: god of death replaced by another
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 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 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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