μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Icelandic*Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Escape by use of substituted object. The object is attacked rather than the intended victim.

Filed beside it
Substituted object left in bed while intended victim escapesMan steps aside so that only his shadow is caughtObject substituted for murdered person so as to allay suspicionAnimal jumps out of skin so that only skin is caughtEscape, leaving dog as substituteGirl escapes from ogress by substituting pigDestructive magic object tried out on something inanimateCock's blood given spirits instead of human bloodEscape by leaving behind false images made of spittle

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