Absent person seems to be present

Motif

Absent person seems to be present.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Illusions. · view the constellation · filed as K1881

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In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Vedic (Indian / Sanskrit)The Hymns of the Rigveda, 6.30

Scholars’ trail — 4references

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IcelandicFSS 38, Boberg
IrishPlummer clxix, *Cross
DanishKristensen Danske Sagn VI (1900) 3ff.
general Hdwb. d. Abergl. II 246 s. v. "Doppelgänger"

Within the index

Filed under Illusions.

Filed beside it

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

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