Bata works in the house of his older brother Anubis. Anubis' wife propositions him; he refuses in anger. She fakes injury and tells her husband Bata attacked her. Anubis tries to kill Bata, who flees and proves his innocence.
Similar
A trusted young man in a household
The master's wife propositions him and is refused
She accuses him falsely and the master believes her
Different
The story then becomes a fantasy of gods, magic and rebirth
No appeal to sin against God
Greece · Aegean
Bellerophon (Iliad 6) and Phaedra (Euripides, Hippolytus)
Resemblance only
Composed
8th century BC (Iliad); 428 BC (Hippolytus)
Earliest surviving copy
Ancient papyri and medieval manuscripts
In the Iliad, Queen Anteia desires the hero Bellerophon; when he refuses, she accuses him to her husband, who sends him away to be killed. In Euripides, Phaedra falsely accuses her stepson Hippolytus.
Similar
A woman's advances refused
False accusation of the young man to the woman's husband or father
Different
Greek tragedy and heroic legend, with divine intervention of a different kind
Back to the story
Judah, Tamar, and Joseph's Trials →Tamar risks everything to claim the justice Judah denied her. In Egypt, Joseph resists Potiphar's wife, is imprisoned on a false charge, and interprets two officials' dreams.
