Treacherous friend — Mythoi

Motif

Treacherous friend.

Deceptions. · Villains and traitors. · Other villains and traitors. · view the constellation · filed as K2297

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Indian / Hindu (Sanskrit epic) The Ramayan of Valmiki (Griffith verse translation) , Book 4, Canto 17
Greco-Roman Pausanias's Description of Greece , Book 4
Literary Crystallization Moby-Dick; or, The Whale , 23
Depth Commentary Psychology of the Unconscious: A Study of the Transformations and Symbolisms of the Libido , Part II — CHAPTER VII

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Other villains and traitors.

2 finer motifs beneath it

Man leaves his sweetheart in charge of friend. He tries to force his attentions upon her and then claims it was a test of fidelity Man takes his friend's mistress when the friend is away

Filed beside it

Treacherous beggar Treacherous physician Treacherous old woman Treacherous host Treacherous animals Treacherous partner Treacherous counselor Other villains and traitors – miscellaneous

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