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Group No. 122


Letter

K. Deceptions

Group No.

K1800 – K1899

Group name

Deception by disguise or illusion

Description

K1811. Gods (saints) in disguise visit mortals. *Types 330A, 750A, 751, 752A, 753, 768, 785, 791; *BP II 210, III 198, 451; *Dh II 129; *Rohde Der Griechische Roman 451 n.; Fb ”Sankt Peder“ III 164a; United States (Mormon): **Lee, Hector, ”The Three Nephites: the Substance and Significance of the Legend in Folklore“ (Albuquerque, 1949), ”The Three Nephites: a Disappearing Legend“ Am. Notes and Queries II 35 – 38, Hand, ”The Three Nephites“ Am. Notes and Queries II 56 – 57, Fife, ”The Legend of the Three Nephites among the Mormons“ JAFL LIII 1 – 49; Irish: O‘Suilleabhain 22, Beal XXI 307, *Cross; Icelandic: MacCulloch Eddic 80, *Boberg; Breton: Sébillot Incidents s.v. ”Pierre“; Spanish Exempla: Keller; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Greek: Fox 200, Grote I 36, 63, 88, 103, 160; Jewish: *Neuman, *bin Gorion Born Judas I 176f., 374; India: *Thompson-Balys; Hindu: Tawney I 370; Buddhist myth: Malalasekera I 19, 318, 473, 477, 648, 840, II 471, 504, 519, 572, 602, 1079, 1182, 1258, 1353, 1366; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 1f., 169; Japanese: Ikeda; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 69; S. A. Indian (Inca): Rowe BBAE CXLIII (2) 316, (Chamacoso): Métraux MAFLS XL 28, (Huaroichiri): ibid. 158; Africa (Ekoi): Talbot 177; West Indies: Flowers 545.
 
K1811.2. Deity disguised as old man (woman) visits mortals. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 776; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
K1811.4.2. Angel takes form of certain person. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
K1812. King in disguise. *Chauvin VI 45 No. 209; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 95.
 
K1816.11. Disguise as carpenter. Irish myth: *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman.
 
K1817. Disguise as wanderer. Italian Novella: Rotunda; Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
K1817.1. Disguise as beggar (pauper). *Type 900; *BP I 443ff.; Schoepperle II 583 s.v. ”disguises“; *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 250b; Child I 189, 191f., 202 – 207, III 157, 179, 191ff., 271ff., V 2ff., 279f. Irish: O’Suilleabhain 24, 42, 45, Beal XXI 307, 315f., *Cross; English: Wells 11 (Horn Childe and Maiden Rimnild); Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish: Espinosa II Nos. 133 – 135, III No. 192, Espinosa Jr. Nos. 145, 210; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus II 299 n. 3; Jewish: *Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights I 67; India: *Thompson-Balys; Chinese: Eberhard FFC CXX 249 No. 193; Korean: Zong in-Sob 116 No. 58; Hawaii: Beckwith Myth 393.
 
K1817.4. Disguise as merchant. Schoepperle II 583 s.v. ”disguises“; Irish myth: Cross; Icelandic: *Boberg; Spanish: Espinosa Jr. Nos. 142 – 145; Italian Novella: Rotunda; Jewish: *Neuman.
 
K1818. Disguise as sick man. *Type 3; Irish myth: *Cross; Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; Arabian: Burton Nights S V 285; Japanese: Ikeda; West Indies: Flowers 546.
 
K1818.3. Disguise as madman (fool). *Type 900; *BP I 446; Schoepperle II 583 s.v. ”disguises“; *Liebrecht 141ff.; *Hibbard 227; Malone PMLA XLIII 400; Greek: *Frazer Apollodorus II 176 n. 2; Irish myth: Cross; Italian Novella: *Rotunda; Jewish: Neuman; India: *Thompson-Balys.
 
K1821.4.1. Disguise as hairy man by putting on lambskins. Jewish: Neuman.
 
K1821.8. Disguise as old man. Icelandic: *Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; Marquesas: Handy 127; Maori: Beckwith 250.
 
K1821.10. Disguise by cutting off hair. Jewish: Neuman.
 
K1823.4. Man disguised as bear. Jewish: Neuman.
 
K1823.5. Satan disguised as deer. (Cf. K1811.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
K1825.5. Disguise as soldier. Irish myth: Cross; Jewish: Neuman.
 
K1832. Disguise by changing voice. *Type 123; BP I 37; Missouri French: Carrière; Jewish: *Neuman; Papua: Ker 31, 41; Mono-Alu: Wheeler No. 52; S. A. Indian (Amuesha): Métraux RMLP XXXIII 150, (Jivaro): ibid. 148; Africa (Fang): Tessman 109f.
 
K1839.10. Housemaid disguised as minister. Jewish: Neuman.
 
K1839.11. Disguise as older brother to obtain blessing. (Cf. K2211.) Jewish: Neuman.
 
K1839.13. Husband disguised as wife‘s brother. Jewish: Neuman.
 
K1843. Wife deceives husband with substituted bedmate. Icelandic: Boberg; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.
 
K1843.1. Bride has maid sleep in husband‘s bed to conceal pregnancy. *Types 870, 870A; *BP III 444; *Arfert Unterschobene Braut 34ff.; *Chauvin V 218 No. 128; Wesselski Märchen 46 No. 15; **Liungman En traditionsstudie över sagan om prinsessan i jordkulan; **Liungman Två Folkminnesundersökningar 1-40; *Fb ”Brangoene“ IV 60b; *Schoepperle I 206ff.; Jewish: bin Gorion Born Judas II 119, 345, *Neuman.
 
K1843.1.1. Wife sends mistress to her husband disguised as herself. Italian Novella: Rotunda.
 
K1853.1. Inferior animals substituted in sacrifice. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
K1855. Younger and preferred brother substituted by mother for elder to deceive father. Jewish: *Neuman.
 
K1871. Deception by legerdemain. Irish: MacCulloch Celtic 60, *Cross; Jewish: *Neuman; India: Thompson-Balys.

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