Villain brings (threatens to bring) naked servant to woman's house. Threat of false accusation of indiscretion forces woman to yield — Mythoi

Motif

Villain brings (threatens to bring) naked servant to woman's house. Threat of false accusation of indiscretion forces woman to yield.

Deceptions. · False accusations. · Slanders. · view the constellation · filed as K2112.4

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella *Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Woman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.)

Filed beside it

False tokens of woman's unfaithfulness. Tokens are stolen from the woman, or her secret markings are seen by treachery Leper (beggar) laid in queen's bed. She is thus incriminated Man taking refuge in woman's house causes her false accusation Other means of incriminating innocent woman

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