Camouflage — Mythoi

Motif

Camouflage.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Illusions. · view the constellation · filed as K1872

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Filed under Illusions.

5 finer motifs beneath it

Army appears like forest. Surprises enemy. Each soldier carries branches. (Birnam wood comes to Dunsinane.)Reeds make ships appear like island Love letter hidden in apple Wound masked by other wound in order not to be recognized Banners of army appear like flock of many-colored birds

Filed beside it

Deception by legerdemain Deception by sham blood. By stabbing bag of blood (or otherwise) trickster makes dupe think that he is bleeding Absent person seems to be present Illusory enemies Illusion of death Dead made to appear alive Illusions in landscape Illusory sounds Illusory light Other illusions