Sleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.) — Mythoi

Motif

Sleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.)

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1852

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Deception by substitution.

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

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Woman makes vain overtures to stepson and falsely accuses him of murder. She tries to poison him but her own son accidentally takes the beverage and apparently dies. Plot is revealed when doctor states that he had substituted sleeping potion for the poison

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