Victim captured in a noose — Mythoi

Motif

Victim captured in a noose.

Deceptions. · Capture by deception. · Victim trapped. · view the constellation · filed as K743

Filed across the traditions

Maori Beckwith Myth 250, Clark 100.

Within the index

Filed under Victim trapped.

Filed beside it

Animal trapped through curiosity as to what the trap is Frog causes deer to dance into snare Leopard traps lion by having two doors to cave, one large, one small. Lion enters large entrance and leopard leaves by small and attacks back of lion Tortoise leads elephant down wrong trail into trap Birds led into trap by promise of a feast Wildboar captured in church Intruder captured in chimney. Burned Capture in pitfall. (Cf. B361.) Snapping door. Traps victims Capture by closing entrance to victim's home Capture by tarbaby. An image covered with tar (or other adhesive substance) captures the intruder who addresses it and finally strikes it so that he sticks to it Capture between branches of tree. Small animal lures large one, who cannot get loose Victim burned in building

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