Robbers frightened from goods by sham-dead man — Mythoi

Motif

Robbers frightened from goods by sham-dead man.

Deceptions. · Thefts and cheats. · Thefts. · Means of hoodwinking the guardian or owner. · view the constellation · filed as K335.1.2.2

Filed across the traditions

Lithuanian Balys Index No. 1654*, 1654A
Estonian Aarne FFC XXV No. 1654*
Russian Andrejev No. 1654*
Spanish Boggs FFC XC 130 No. 1532, 137 No. 1654*, 142 No. 1716*
India *Thompson-Balys
Chinese Graham.
general Type 1654**
general DeVries Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsche Taal-en Letterkunde XLV 213
general *Wesselski Hodscha Nasreddin II 211 No. 429

Within the index

Filed under Robbers frightened from goods by the dead. (Cf. K335.0.5.)

Filed beside it

Corpse thrown among robbers frightens them from treasure

Carried in tale types

The Robbers in the Death Chamber · ATU 1654 1 recorded variant

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