μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Illusory enemies.

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

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Filed under Illusions.

9 finer motifs beneath it
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 Comrade slain under the illusion that he is an enemy 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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Deception by legerdemain Camouflage 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 Illusion of death Dead made to appear alive Illusions in landscape Illusory sounds Illusory light Other illusions

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