μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man in devils' power makes them believe he will return and is permitted to leave. Deceives them.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Murderer or captor otherwise beguiled. · view the constellation · filed as K611.4

Scholars’ trail — 1 reference (open)

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.

  • Lithuanian Balys Index No. 3303, Legends Nos. 578ff.
Within the index

Filed under Escape by putting captor off guard.

Filed beside it
Escape by pretended lousing. Captive pretends to louse the captor but deceives him by cracking berries in the teeth (or the like) Escape by pretended cooking. Girl pretends to be cooking meal for animal husband: escapes Escape on ship on wheels after having deceived the captor into laying away sword and helm to receive pretended gift

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