Heaven entered by a trick — Mythoi

Motif

Heaven entered by a trick.

Deceptions. · Other deceptions. · Miscellaneous deceptions. · view the constellation · filed as K2371.1

Filed across the traditions

Spanish Espinosa Jr. No. 210
Jewish bin Gorion Born Judas II 164, 349
India Thompson-Balys.
general *Type 330
general *BP I 343, II 189, III 303

Within the index

Filed under Deceiving the higher powers (God, the saints, the gods, fate).

6 finer motifs beneath it

Heaven entered by trick: permission to pick up cap. Trickster throws a cap or leather apron inside the gate Heaven entered by trick: demanding back the charity gift. The trickster demands of Peter an article which he has given in charity. He then sits on it as his own property within the gates Heaven entered by trick: "wishing sack" thrown in. Trickster wishes himself in the sack Heaven entered by trick: sitting on Peter's chair Heaven entered by trick: slipping in along with holy person Heaven entered by trick: angel tricked by drink into telling woman how to enter

Filed beside it

Gods tricked into help in escaping one's fate Ingeniously worded boon asked of God combines riches, issue, and restoration of eyesight: "Oh God! I want to see from above the seventh story of my mansion my great-grandsons playing in the streets and eating their cakes from golden vessels." Dog sent ahead so as to avoid seeing husband transformed. (Cf. S241.1.)

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