μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Impostor punished. (Cf. K1900, Q413.3, Q414.0.6, Q414.1.1, Q416.0.3, Q431.7, Q433.4, Q458.0.4, Q552.1.3.)

Rewards and punishments. · Deeds punished. · Deceptions punished. · view the constellation · filed as Q262

Filed across the traditions
  • English Wells 42 (Arthour and Merlin)
  • Breton Sébillot Incidents s. v. "usurpateur", "imposteur"
  • Missouri French Carrière
  • Spanish Keller, 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 promise Hypocrisy punished Flattery punished
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Impostures Hanging 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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