μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Treacherous impostors.

1 finer motif beneath it
Person pretends sickness can be cured only with death (humiliation) of another
Filed beside it
Impostors abandon (or kill) their companion and usurp his placeImpostors claim reward (prize) earned by heroImpostor forces oath of secrecy. Hero or heroine swears not to tell of impostureImpostor forces hero (heroine) to change places with him (her)Impostors steal rescued princessImpostor claims to be father of princess's childImpostor impersonates dead countRascal pretends to be dead man's heir and receives moneyDisguised flayer. An impostor dresses in the skin of his victimImpostors tricked into carrying hero in box. Woman makes them think they will have her as rewardImpostor demands box in name of king

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