Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Animal disguised by another animal's skin

animal_disguised_by_another_animal_s_skin

A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Identity Disguises and Concealed Status. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE BOY AND THE FILBERTS / THE FROGS ASKING FOR A KING / THE OLIVE-TREE AND THE FIG-TREE / THE LION AND THE BOAR; lines 342-384 confidence: medium

    THE OWL AND THE BIRDS; THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN; THE SHE-GOATS AND THEIR BEARDS

    The title 'THE ASS IN THE LION'S SKIN' names an ass in a lion's skin.

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