Woman lured into the forest and captured — Mythoi

Motif

Woman lured into the forest and captured.

Deceptions. · Capture by deception. · Other deceptive captures. · view the constellation · filed as K788

Filed across the traditions

Icelandic MacCulloch Eddic 179 (Idunn), *Boberg.

Within the index

Filed under Other deceptive captures.

1 finer motif beneath it

Princess lured into the forest by harp-playing boy or thief

Filed beside it

Unicorn tricked into running horn into tree Victim enticed into dancing: captured Deception by having victim pick trickster's teeth Capture by sight of women's breasts. Women with uncovered breasts meet hero. He averts his face and is captured Capture by luring merchant to look at supposed bargain Capture by intoxication (or narcotic) Capture of castle by pretending to surrender and entering Capture 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 haunt Capture by blinding In duel with long poles the ogre is forced into the pig-sty Fairy wins kiss in game; embraces woman and flies off with her through skylight (smokehole) Maiden sent to rendezvous with lover, who is captured

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