City is falsely promised to enemy. When they enter they are attacked and defeated — Mythoi

Motif

City is falsely promised to enemy. When they enter they are attacked and defeated.

Deceptions. · Other deceptions. · Military strategy. · view the constellation · filed as K2366

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Military strategy.

1 finer motif beneath it

Trickster admits defeat: enemy and friends invited to fort for ceremony and then attacked

Filed beside it

Animals help in military victory Women spread shawls on enemy's path and entangle them. They are easily defeated Treasure cast down crushes besiegers Treacherous priests prolong mass to let enemy destroy city Women throw ashes in eyes of attacking soldiers, so that they are defeated Disguise to enter enemy's camp (castle) Man disguised as animal sent among enemy that first blood be spilled by other side Woman saves herself from soldiers by receiving them joyfully rather than fearfully Capture of castle by feigning death Spies' false report of enemies' weakness brings on premature attack [First Edition (Additions and Corrections): K2363. Women sent into enemies' camp corrupt and weaken the army.] Enemy's ships fired by use of fireship Enemy induced to give up siege Besieger scatters beads in protecting hedge: besieged destroy hedge to find beads Enemy deceived into overestimating opponents: retreat. (Cf. K548.) Military strategy – miscellaneous

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