Wife dies, believing husband dead

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Wife dies, believing husband dead.

Chance and fate. · Unlucky accidents. · Hasty killing or condemnation (mistake). · view the constellation · filed as N343.2.1

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Irish mythCross.

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Filed under Lover kills self believing his mistress dead. She has been frightened away by a lion. (Pyramus and Thisbe.)

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Mistress kills self, believing her lover dead Woman feigns death to meet exiled lover. It leads to his death. Lover hears of her supposed death, returns and submits to execution Lover commits suicide on finding beloved dead

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