Eyes, ears, fingers of corpse substituted for those demanded of victim — Mythoi

Motif

Eyes, ears, fingers of corpse substituted for those demanded of victim.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Death order evaded. · view the constellation · filed as K512.2.0.3

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Compassionate executioner: substituted heart. A servant charged with killing the hero (heroine) substitutes an animal, whose heart he takes to his master as proof of the execution.

Filed beside it

Compassionate executioner: substituted brains (other animal for helpful animal) Eyes of animal substituted as proof for eyes of children Animal substituted for child served at meal Compassionate executioner: substituted child. The servant charged with sending the hero to executioners sends his own child instead Compassionate executioner: substituted puppet drowned Compassionate executioner: mutilation substituted for death

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