μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Jewish*Neuman.
Within the index

Filed under Pretended virtue.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Apparently pious man (sadhu) a thiefFalse ascetic in partnership with tiger shares his prey
Filed beside it
Adulteress feigns unusual sensitivenessThe oversensitive bridePretended honesty to mulct victim. Trickster claims to have found a bag of gold. Confederate claims and receives it upon correct identification. Spectator is thus deceived into trusting the trickster with a large sum of moneyFox confesses sins but is immediately ready to steal againHypocritical stepmother weeps as she tells departing husband she will take good care of stepchildren though they beat her (she beats them instead)Hypocrite refuses gifts orally but stretches out his hands

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