μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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  • IcelandicBoberg.
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Filed under Hypocrite pretends friendship but attacks.

3 finer motifs beneath it
The bitten cheek. In payment of a debt, a woman permits a man to kiss her; he bites her cheek so that she has a permanent markMan pretends to kiss relative: bites him insteadMan embraces other to see if he carries gold in his girdle
Filed beside it
Man pretends friendship but attacks king to avenge violation of his wifeFriendship feigned to avenge murderWolves sign false truce with sheep. After the dogs have been dismissed the wolves devour the sheepWolf poses as "grandmother" and kills child. (Red Riding Hood.)False friend causes man to eject his wife. He then seduces herEnemy invited for marriage with relative attackedWomen pretend to weep over warrior's wounds while attempting to inflame themChild adopted by rich man in order to get rid of himUnsuccessful suitor pretends friendship with woman's husband. Kills him while on a huntBadgers treacherously slain in violation of pledge given by princeCrow accepts owl's hospitality then burns owls to deathFox confesses to cock, then eats him

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