μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 11references

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • Italian Novella*Rotunda
  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • KoreanZong in-Sob 126 No. 60
  • IndonesiaDeVries's list No. 149
  • TuamotuStimson MS (z-G. 3/1314)
  • Africa (Benga)Nassau 89ff. No. 4, (Ila, Rhodesia): Smith and Dale II 382 No. 2, (Ekoi): Talbot 33, (Wute): Sieber ZsES XII 188, (Fang): Tessman 46, (Bankon): Ittman, ZsES XVII 9
  • West IndiesFlowers 512.
  • general *Type 953
Within the index

Filed under Death escaped through disguise, shamming, or substitution.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Poisoned food (drink) fed to animal instead of to intended victim. Animal perishesEscape by substituting brother for intended victim, namely selfExchange of clothes between master and his servantTwo rival parties of fifteen each on ship. When food is exhausted, it is agreed that half the company be thrown overboard, "every ninth man as they stood to be selected." Clever sister of leader of one party arranges men so that enemies are chosen and so drownedMan calls animal by his son's name so he can sacrifice it instead of his son
Filed beside it
Escape by disguiseEscape by shamming deathEscape by shamming illnessEscape by use of substituted object. The object is attacked rather than the intended victimCaptor's bag filled with animals or objects while captives escapeSubstitute in ordeal. An ordeal (usually dangerous) is escaped by deceptively providing a substituteEscape from battle by magic invisibilityEscape under mantle of invisibilityEscape by successive disguisesEscape by reversing shoes (boat)Captors deceived into believing captive is planning to stay with them: vigilance relaxed. Captured general orders heavy boxes taken into the temple. These are thought to be gold and it is concluded that he will not try to leave. He escapesPrincess cuts hair to escape captor who holds her hair in hand while sleeping with her
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