μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • general Type 1083
  • general Magyar: Honti FFC LXXXI 35 No. 1083.
Within the index

Filed under Other deceptive captures.

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Unicorn tricked into running horn into treeVictim enticed into dancing: capturedDeception by having victim pick trickster's teethCapture by sight of women's breasts. Women with uncovered breasts meet hero. He averts his face and is capturedCapture by luring merchant to look at supposed bargainCapture by intoxication (or narcotic)Capture of castle by pretending to surrender and enteringCapture through the wiles of a woman. (Cf. K774.)Castle captured with assistance of owner's daughter. She loves the attacker. (Cf. K811.1.1, K2340.)Capture by lying in wait in enemy's hauntCapture by blindingFairy wins kiss in game; embraces woman and flies off with her through skylight (smokehole)Maiden sent to rendezvous with lover, who is capturedWoman lured into the forest and captured
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