μῦθοι Mythoi
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  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
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Filed under Circumstances of substitution of false bride.

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False bride takes true bride's place on the way to the weddingFalse bride takes true bride's place when child is bornFalse 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 herFalse 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 slaveOld woman substituted for bride in bridegroom's bedShe-bear as false bride. Compels true bride to exchange placesGhost-ogress pushes bride into hole in tree and takes her placeFalse bride steals true bride's garments in bathPrince substitutes peasant girl for the king's daughter he has got for his father but with whom he himself has fallen in love

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