Motif
deceptive speech used to isolate victims
deceptive_speech_used_to_isolate_victims
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Deceptive Speech, Voices, and False Claims. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE OXEN AND THE BUTCHERS / THE WOLF AND THE LION / THE SHEEP, THE WOLF, AND THE STAG / THE LION AND THE THREE BULLS; lines 2796-2808 confidence: high
The lion begins using false whispers and malicious hints to stir jealousy and distrust among the bulls.
The lion uses false whispers and malicious hints to make the bulls distrust one another before attacking them individually.
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