μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Prisoner kills his watchers who enter to torture him. Escapes.

Deceptions. · Escape by deception. · Other means of escape. · view the constellation · filed as K655

Cited in the index
  • general *Boje 95.
Within the index

Filed under Other means of escape.

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Wolf descends into well in one bucket and rescues fox in the other Fox climbs from pit on wolf's back Captors lured into drowning selves Exaggerated tales about escapes Escape from suspicion of crime Captive throws his hat to lions who fight over it while he escapes Captive throws his shoe at serpent who chokes while he escapes Sleeping potion given to man who is to pass the night with a girl. (Sometimes magic pillow or magic sleeping card.) Trickster persuades pursuers to ride in his basket. Leaves basket on limb of tree and escapes Hero tests the rope on which he is to be pulled to upper world. By placing stones on the rope he discovers his companions' treacherous plan to cut the rope Cutting rope to kill ogre who is climbing the rope to reach his victim Small animal in mouth of larger causes captor to spit him out. (Defecates.) Escape by catching hold of limbs of tree while passing under it Escape by announcing great catastrophe (end of world or the like) Birds escape death by flying away with net

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