Comrade slain under the illusion that he is an enemy

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Comrade slain under the illusion that he is an enemy.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Deception by disguise or illusion. · Illusions. · view the constellation · filed as K1883.5

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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

Irish myth*Cross.

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Filed under Illusory enemies.

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Phantom army attacked Objects (animals) attacked under the illusion that they are men Two soldiers slay each other thinking they are slaying a common enemy Slayers magically made to believe stone their enemy. They behead it Invisible man eats bread and boy and girl quarrel. Each thinks other had eaten bread Deception: mirror-reflection convinces dupe he is trickster's captive Images set up to resemble watchmen Hero wears so many different costumes that he is believed to represent a host

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