Oath literally obeyed: to tell no Christian. Woman thus sworn to secrecy talks to her unchristened child — Mythoi

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Oath literally obeyed: to tell no Christian. Woman thus sworn to secrecy talks to her unchristened child.

Deceptions. · Other deceptions. · Deception by equivocation. · view the constellation · filed as K2312.1

Filed across the traditions

Scottish Campbell-McKay No. 20.

Within the index

Filed under Oath literally obeyed.

Filed beside it

Saint, when forced to return to his monastery after swearing not to "come with his face before him," comes walking backwards

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