Faithful servant dies for his master. Puts on his master's clothes so as to be slain in his place. (Cf. P316.) — Mythoi

Motif

Faithful servant dies for his master. Puts on his master's clothes so as to be slain in his place. (Cf. P316.)

Society. · Other social relationships. · Master and servant. · view the constellation · filed as P361.1

Filed across the traditions

Japanese Ikeda.
general Alphabet No. 327

Within the index

Filed under Faithful servant.

3 finer motifs beneath it

Faithful servant kills his master's murderer and is killed in turn Faithful servant wants to follow on dangerous quest, where he alone is killed Hero's charioteer faithful to master till death

Filed beside it

Faithful servant remains at home and fights for exiled hero Faithful servant sacrifices sons to save life of king. Sons resuscitated and servant enriched Faithful nurse tries to save tyrant's daughter by exposing her own in her place Abandoned maiden helped by her faithful nurse Faithful servant dies avenging master's death Captain will not betray king's secret. He refuses to betray where recruits are being raised Faithful servant undergoes torture for sake of his master Crow lets itself be caught so as to save king of crows

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Friend sacrifices his life for the other Man knowing of murder plot against his friend disguises and is killed in his place. (Cf. P361.1.)

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