μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Substitute sacrifice.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Deception by substitution. · view the constellation · filed as K1853

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Filed under Deception by substitution.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Inferior animals substituted in sacrifice Person substitutes for human sacrifice
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 Sleeping potion substituted for poison. (Cf. K2111.1.) 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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