μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Judith and Holofernes: girl from enemy camp chosen to sleep with intoxicated general kills him in bed.

Deceptions. · Killing or maiming by deception. · Fatal deception by narcotic (intoxication). · view the constellation · filed as K872

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Exempla Keller
  • Jewish *Gaster Exempla 230 No. 251, *bin Gorion Born Judas 2d ed. I 362f., *Neuman
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Fatal deception by narcotic (intoxication).

1 finer motif beneath it
Girl kills man sleeping with her
Filed beside it
Fatal intoxication Fatal deception by giving narcotic Deception by pretended lousing Fatal deception by pretended combing of victim's hair

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