Friend gives false witness to set free his accused friend — Mythoi

Motif

Friend gives false witness to set free his accused friend.

Society. · Other social relationships. · Friendship. · view the constellation · filed as P315.2

Filed across the traditions

Africa (Wakweli) Bender 99f.

Within the index

Filed under Friends offer to die for each other. (Bürgschaft.) Each falsely confesses crime so as to save the other. Neither guilty. Often combined with P325.

Filed beside it

Competition in friendship: prisoner and jailor. Officer in charge of prison offers to let his friend escape, though his own life will be forfeited. The friend refuses; tells officer to let king think he has escaped and if the king demands his life the officer can produce the prisoner. King hears of the generosity and forgives the prisoner

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