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Imprisonment Woman locked up/kept indoors

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Tabelle Inset Story Entity Type Motif 4 Amatores – The Four Lovers in the Chest Inset Story Gullible (would-be) lover Deception Humiliation Deceitful woman Adultery Imprisonment Deception of would-be lover Money in exchange for promise of sex Multiple lovers Failed/rejected seduction Woman tricked/coerced into sex Person concealed within a chest Body fluids Judgement Coerced sex Concealed lover Heres Regni Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Illegitimacy Murder Adultery Childbirth Pregnancy Disguise Disposal of corpse Deceitful son Patricide Dynastic marriage Imprisonment Revenge Cross dressing Beheading Islam Age versus youth Cross dressing: man in women’s clothes Marriage Woman locked up/kept indoors Setting: exotic/orientalised Imago – The Goldsmith and the Dancer's Portrait Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Riches Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Imprisonment Money in exchange for promise of sex Deceitful lover Woman tricked/coerced into sex Identity object False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Mistaken or concealed identity Coerced sex Woman locked up/kept indoors Violence Misinterpretation Abduction Inclusa – The Imprisoned Wife Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Imprisonment Evidence False evidence of virtue Identity object Ring Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Woman locked up/kept indoors Misinterpretation Trick in plain sight Innocua Inset Story Animal tale Violent punishment Riches Theft Punishment for theft Bird Imprisonment False evidence of unchastity/criminality Beating Magpie Latronis Filii Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Cannibalism Disguise Disposal of corpse Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Theft Punishment for theft Imprisonment Caves and underground spaces Blindness Judgement Court of law Polyphemus Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Illness Medicine Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Cannibalism Disguise Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Theft Punishment for theft Food and drink Imprisonment Revenge Blindness Ring Magic object Disability Sheep Gluttony Abduction Roma and Lupus Inset Story Animal tale Deceitful old man Imprisonment Wise old man Dog Lesson: loyalty Military conflict Judgement Old man Setting: exotic/orientalised Wolf Sheep City besieged Samson Inset Story Biblical narrative Gullible (would-be) lover Deception Humiliation Deceitful woman Violent punishment Murder Suicide (Threat of) bodily mutilation Imprisonment Deception of would-be lover Blindness Bodily transformation Grief Pride Senes Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Violent punishment Familial relationships Murder Familial duty Disposal of corpse Patricide Imprisonment Impossible conditions Revenge Beating Age versus youth Dog Judgement Court of law Death Spurius Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Deceitful woman Familial relationships Illegitimacy Murder Adultery Childbirth Pregnancy Orientalised setting Patricide Imprisonment Revenge Religious conflict Islam Christianity Age versus youth Military conflict Mistaken or concealed identity Religion Religious conversion Jealousy Voluptaria Inset Story Violent punishment Accidental death Murder Adultery Disguise Food and drink Imprisonment Death of lover Revenge Cross dressing: woman in men’s clothes Cross dressing Woman tricked/coerced into sex Bathing Genitalia Rape Sword Military conflict Poison Gender play Judgement Coerced sex Woman in 'male' role Women committing violence Abduction