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Tabelle Inset Story Entity Type Motif Abbas Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Adultery Gullible husband Disguise Deceitful lover Clothes Mistaken or concealed identity Member of Clergy Concealed lover 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 – The Two Lovers 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 Amazona Inset Story Lecherous old man Deception Riches Disguise Money in exchange for promise of sex Deceitful lover Woman tricked/coerced into sex Rape Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Gender play Coerced Marriage Coerced sex Woman in 'male' role Balneator Inset Story Deception Humiliation Adultery Gullible husband Suicide Riches Money in exchange for promise of sex Woman tricked/coerced into sex Impotence anxiety Deceitful advisor Bathing Genitalia Lesson: greed Grief Mistaken or concealed identity Coerced sex Remorse 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 Creditor Inset Story Deception Violent punishment (Threat of) bodily mutilation Debt Deception of would-be lover Money in exchange for promise of sex Impossible conditions Revenge Blood Cross dressing: woman in men’s clothes Cross dressing Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Gender play Judgement Court of law Coerced Marriage Cygni Inset Story Father/daughter relationships Deception Animal tale Violent punishment Gullible husband Deceitful old woman Childbirth Pregnancy Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Food and drink Bird Woman tricked/coerced into sex Identity object Slander: wife falsely accused Bathing Bodily transformation Wicked stepmother/mother-in-law Rape Swan Necklace Mother/son relationships Marriage Mistaken or concealed identity Children Judgement Coerced Marriage Coerced sex Woman locked up/kept indoors Magic object Dimidius amicus Inset Story Father/son relationships Deception Deceitful old man Riches Disposal of corpse Deceitful son Debt Wise old man Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Friendship Mistaken or concealed identity Old man Violence Death Pig Gaza – The Treasure 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 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 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 Medicus – The Doctor Inset Story Familial relationships Illness Medicine Illegitimacy Deceitful old man Murder Age versus youth Mistaken or concealed identity Old man Violence Jealousy 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 Roma – Rome Beseiged Inset Story Deception Deceitful old man Disguise Magic Religious conflict Islam Christianity Wise old man Military conflict Mistaken or concealed identity Old man Religion City besieged Senescalcus and Roma – The Steward, and Rome Beseiged 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 Senescalcus – The Seneschal Inset Story Deception Humiliation Illness Medicine Adultery Riches Disguise Money in exchange for promise of sex Woman tricked/coerced into sex Impotence anxiety Deceitful advisor Genitalia Homosexuality Mistaken or concealed identity Remorse 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 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 Striga and Fons – The Witch and the Fountain Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Overheard secret Cross dressing Deceitful advisor Genitalia Bodily transformation Sex change Cross dressing: man in women’s clothes Mistaken or concealed identity Gender play Striga – The Prince and the Ogress Inset Story Deception Deceitful woman Disguise Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Overheard secret Deceitful advisor Bodily transformation Mistaken or concealed identity Setting: nature Religion Fear Striges – The Bandit and the Demons 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 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 Vaticinium – The Prophecy Inset Story Father/son relationships Animal tale Familial relationships Murder Riches Disguise Magic Food and drink Bird Talking bird Dynastic marriage Overheard secret Mistaken or concealed identity Children Wise child Violence Virgilius – Virgil's Marvels 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