μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • EnglishWells 42 (Arthour and Merlin)
  • BretonSébillot Incidents s. v. "usurpateur", "imposteur"
  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • SpanishKeller, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 106–110, Espinosa II Nos. 133–135
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Deceptions punished. (Cf. Q551.2, Q558.10.)

Filed beside it
Treachery punished. (Cf. Q413.8, Q414.0.5, Q414.0.6.1, Q417.2, Q423, Q431.2, Q431.10, Q433.7, Q451.1.3, Q451.4.4, Q451.5.4, Q469.7.1, Q552.1.5, Q581.0.1.)Lying (perjury) punished. (Cf. Q431.17, Q451.1.7, Q451.3.2, Q451.5.3, Q451.7.1, Q488.1, Q551.6.1, Q551.8.5, Q551.9.2, Q552.1.7, Q558.2, Q558.15, Q591.)False judging punished. (Cf. Q551.8.1, Q558.16, Q559.8.)Punishment for breaking promiseHypocrisy punishedFlattery punished
Travels with
ImposturesHanging as punishment for imposture. (Cf. Q262.)Burning as punishment for impostor. (Cf. Q262.)Boiling in tar as punishment for impostor. (Cf. Q262.)Quartering by horses as punishment for impostor. (Cf. Q262.)Banishment for imposture. (Cf. Q262.)Imprisonment for imposture. (Cf. Q262.)Flogging as punishment for imposture. (Cf. Q262.)Impostor killed by lightning. (Cf. Q262.)
Carried in tale types

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