μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Escape by bribing the guard.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Escape by deceiving the guard. · view the constellation · filed as K626

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella *Rotunda.
Within the index

Filed under Escape by deceiving the guard.

1 finer motif beneath it
Escape by throwing money (treasure) so that guards fight over it
Filed beside it
Escape by blinding the guard. Pepper or tobacco thrown into his eyes Captive plays further and further from watchman and escapes Watchman outwitted by having rope stretched across the road while fugitives escape Abductors tricked into running race while captive escapes Escape by giving narcotic to guards Escape by deceiving the guard – miscellaneous

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