μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Impostor (magician, demon) takes the place of the king. The ladies of the harem recognize the false king, and the true king is reinstated.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Treacherous impostors. · view the constellation · filed as K1934.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Jewish *Neuman.
  • general *Krappe American Journal of Philology (1933) 260–268
Within the index

Filed under Impostor forces hero (heroine) to change places with him (her).

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
King loses his kingdom to impostor. (Cf. K1934.1.)

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