Capture by hiding in artificial animal — Mythoi

Motif

Capture by hiding in artificial animal.

Deceptions. · Capture by deception. · Capture by decoy. · view the constellation · filed as K754

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic Herrmann Saxo II 643.

Within the index

Filed under Capture by decoy.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Trojan wooden horse. Permits capture of the city by concealing soldiers Capture by hiding in artificial elephant Capture by hiding in artificial bird

Filed beside it

Capture by feigning death. (Cf. K757.) Capture by hiding under screen (grass, leaves, etc.) Capture by hiding in disguised objects Capture by masking as another Capture by imitation of animal's voice Capture by feigning illness. (Cf. K751.) Capture by hiding in baskets of food Capture by putting on the clothes of slain enemy Stranger asks woman for fire: abducts her Capture by hiding in hollow tree Witch pretends to be starving beggar woman in order to capture child Hare carries disguised lion covered with honey, thus luring animals into trap

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