μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Two friars take arm from corpse and allege it is a miracle-producing relic. One of the tricksters questions its powers in public. Feigns being struck dead. Feigned resurrection. Tricksters enriched as a result.

Deceptions. · Deception through shams. · Impostures. · Sham miracles. · view the constellation · filed as K1976.1

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  • Italian Novella*Rotunda.
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Filed under False miraculous relic.

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