μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

False bride takes true bride's place on the way to the wedding.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Marital impostors. · view the constellation · filed as K1911.1.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Espinosa II No. 113
  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 403D*
  • Rumanian Schullerus FFC LXXVIII No. 403D*
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • India *Thompson-Balys
  • Indonesia DeVries's list No. 178
  • Africa (Zulu) Callaway 118, 303, 313, (Kaffir): Theal 134, 145f., (Thonga): Junod 231, (Fjort): Dennett 128
  • Jamaica *Beckwith MAFLS XVII 266 No. 74.
  • general *Arfert Unterschobene Braut
  • general *Type 533
  • general **Liungman Två Folkminnesundersökningar 41ff.
  • general Cosquin Contes indiens 69ff.
  • general BP II 273
Within the index

Filed under Circumstances of substitution of false bride.

Filed beside it
False bride takes true bride's place when child is born False bride takes true bride's place at fountain. The true bride, left by her husband for a short time at a fountain, is supplanted by a moor or gypsy, who transforms her False bride finishes true bride's task and supplants her. The true bride must perform a certain task to win her husband and, being exhausted, commits the task to a slave Old woman substituted for bride in bridegroom's bed She-bear as false bride. Compels true bride to exchange places Ghost-ogress pushes bride into hole in tree and takes her place False bride steals true bride's garments in bath Prince substitutes peasant girl for the king's daughter he has got for his father but with whom he himself has fallen in love Impostor kills fairy, hides body and dresses in fairy's clothes
Carried in tale types

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