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Tabelle Inset Story Entity Type Motif Ahmed Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Accidental death Murder Adultery Unjust execution Death of lover Beheading Deceitful lover Mistaken or concealed identity Judgement Adoption Misinterpretation Amantes Inset Story Accidental death Murder Suicide Death of lover Failed/rejected seduction Grief Mistaken or concealed identity Remorse Love (or lust) at first sight Misinterpretation Amatores Inset Story Deceitful woman Familial relationships Murder Adultery Disposal of corpse Deception of would-be lover Death of lover Money in exchange for promise of sex Multiple lovers Failed/rejected seduction Love (or lust) at first sight Window Misinterpretation Anthenor Inset Story Father/daughter relationships Arranged marriage Deceitful woman Childbirth Pregnancy Orientalised setting Dynastic marriage Revenge Impotence anxiety Wicked stepmother/mother-in-law Military conflict Homosexuality Marriage Misinterpretation Arca Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Deceitful old man Riches Familial duty Food and drink Overheard secret Wise old man Friendship Old man Remorse Misinterpretation Avis Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Animal tale Adultery Gullible husband Bird Talking bird Evidence False evidence of virtue Parrot Magpie Jealous husband Remorse Jealousy Misinterpretation Canis Inset Story Father/son relationships Animal tale Violent punishment Familial relationships Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Dog Lesson: haste Lesson: loyalty Serpent Children Violence Remorse Misinterpretation Caupona Inset Story Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Humiliation Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Disguise Food and drink Evidence Mistaken or concealed identity Misinterpretation Disputatio gestu Inset Story (Threat of) bodily mutilation Religious conflict Islam Christianity Evidence Military conflict Religion Misinterpretation Elephantinus Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Theft Food and drink Evidence False evidence of virtue Woman tricked/coerced into sex Dreams Rape Elephant Coerced sex Setting: nature Misinterpretation Fur et Luna Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Murder Riches Magic Theft Punishment for theft Overheard secret Beating Magic spell Misinterpretation Gaza Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Familial duty Disposal of corpse Theft Punishment for theft Patricide Beheading Grief Mistaken or concealed identity Misinterpretation Profligate with wealth Gladius Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Multiple lovers Sword Love (or lust) at first sight Misinterpretation Imago 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 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 Iuvenis Femina Inset Story Deception Adultery Deceitful old woman Disguise Cross dressing Deceitful lover Woman tricked/coerced into sex Old woman as go-between Cross dressing: man in women’s clothes Rape Mistaken or concealed identity Gender play Old woman Coerced sex Misinterpretation Jusjurandum Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Evidence False evidence of virtue Body fluids Mistaken or concealed identity Judgement Jealous husband Jealousy Misinterpretation Semen Leo Inset Story Familial relationships Adultery Failed/rejected seduction Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Lion Misinterpretation Mercator Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Murder Adultery Gullible husband Suicide Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Rape Friendship Grief Remorse Misinterpretation Noverca Inset Story Father/son relationships Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Violent punishment Familial relationships Murder Gullible husband Riches Theft Punishment for theft Unjust execution Revenge Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Wicked stepmother/mother-in-law Marriage Children Misinterpretation Nutrix Inset Story Deception Familial relationships Illegitimacy Deceitful old man Murder Deceitful old woman Riches Childbirth Pregnancy (Threat of) bodily mutilation Familial duty Blindness Evidence False evidence of virtue Poison Mistaken or concealed identity Children Old woman Judgement Court of law Member of Clergy Adoption Violence Misinterpretation Pallium Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Adultery Gullible husband Deceitful old woman Failed/rejected seduction Deceitful lover Evidence Woman tricked/coerced into sex Identity object False evidence of unchastity/criminality Clothes Old woman as go-between Beating Rape Old woman Coerced sex Misinterpretation Abduction Papirius Inset Story Father/son relationships Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Familial relationships Adultery Gullible husband Disguise Multiple lovers Cross dressing Old woman as go-between Age versus youth Wicked stepmother/mother-in-law Cross dressing: man in women’s clothes Children Wise child Gender play Court of law Concealed lover Love (or lust) at first sight Misinterpretation Puer Adoptatus Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Murder Deceitful son Patricide Debt Unjust execution Beheading Assassination Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Lesson: greed Age versus youth Rape Marriage Grief Children Foolish old man Old man Adoption Coerced sex Death Pride Misinterpretation Spendthrift sons Abduction Regina Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Murder Adultery Disposal of corpse Failed/rejected seduction Revenge Deceitful lover Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Deceitful advisor Dog Dwarf Judgement Setting: nature Misinterpretation Judicial duel Seductor Inset Story Chastity Deception Violent punishment Adultery Food and drink Failed/rejected seduction Revenge Deceitful lover Evidence Woman tricked/coerced into sex False evidence of unchastity/criminality Beating Body fluids Judgement Jealous husband Jealousy Misinterpretation Semen Senescalcus and Roma Inset Story Deception Illness Medicine Adultery Riches Disguise Magic Money in exchange for promise of sex Religious conflict Wise old man Impotence anxiety Deceitful advisor Lesson: greed Military conflict Homosexuality Mistaken or concealed identity City besieged Misinterpretation Simia Inset Story Animal tale (Threat of) bodily mutilation Theft Genitalia Monkey Lion Mistaken or concealed identity Riding/carried by an animal Setting: nature Climbing trees Cowardice Misinterpretation Striges Inset Story Deception (Threat of) bodily mutilation Cannibalism Disguise Disposal of corpse Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Rooster Theft Punishment for theft Food and drink Mistaken or concealed identity Children Misinterpretation Tergi Inset Story Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Humiliation Deceitful woman Illness Medicine Adultery Gullible husband Pregnancy Disguise Deceitful lover Body fluids Mistaken or concealed identity Humour Concealed lover Misinterpretation Trick in plain sight Semen Turtures Inset Story Animal tale Violent punishment Murder Suicide Food and drink Bird Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Lesson: haste Grief Death Remorse Misinterpretation Vadium Inset Story Chastity Deception Violent punishment Murder Adultery Riches Failed/rejected seduction Deceitful lover Evidence Identity object Ring Person concealed within a chest False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Clothes Member of Clergy Jealous husband Concealed lover Misinterpretation Vaticinium 1 Inset Story Deceitful woman Animal tale Adultery Gullible husband Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Deceitful lover Woman tricked/coerced into sex Nature tale: tree Setting: nature Orchard Misinterpretation Trees Vaticinium and Amici Inset Story Chastity Father/son relationships Deception Animal tale Familial relationships Illness Medicine Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Disguise Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Dynastic marriage Overheard secret Impossible conditions Blood Identity object Ring Bathing Dreams Bodily transformation Friendship Sword Poison Body fluids Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Children Judgement Court of law Death Misinterpretation Judicial duel Virgilius Inset Story Deception Violent punishment Murder Riches Magic Theft Evidence Military conflict Mistaken or concealed identity Magic object City besieged Misinterpretation Trick in plain sight Zuchara Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Food and drink Money in exchange for promise of sex Deceitful lover Evidence False evidence of virtue Woman tricked/coerced into sex Coerced sex Misinterpretation