μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Slanders.

4 finer motifs beneath it
Jealous monk falsely accuses novice of lazinessSick crew accused of being magicians so that nobody wants to have anything to do with themStepsisters scatter sugar in girl's litter so that flies congregate; would-be bridegroom disgusted and tells bearers to abandon her in jungleFamily is accused of stinginess by recipients of their hospitality
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Calumniated wifePotiphar's wife. A woman makes vain overtures to a man and then accuses him of attempting to force herWoman slandered as adulteress (prostitute). (Usually by unsuccessful suitor.) (Crescentia, Genoveva, Susanna.)Princess disguised as man is accused of illicit relations with queenMan falsely accused of infidelity. (Cf. K2121.)Animal-birth slander. A woman is accused of having given birth to animals. Her children are put out of the way and animals substitutedInnocent person accused of murderCalumniated wife: substituted letter (falsified message). The letter announcing the birth of her children changed on the way to the king, so that the queen is falsely accused. (Cf. K2115, K2116.)Man slandered as having deflowered princess. (Cf. K2114.)Innocent woman accused of using witchcraft. Sham sicknessWoman slandered as an ogressSlander: woman said to be possessed of demonsKnight falsely accused of seditionFalse accusation of theftSlander: prince is bastard

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