The constellation
H680 Riddles of distance
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● motif
● tale type
● on the shelf
● attested
The same sky, in words
beneath it
filed near
- Who is greater than God? Man's purpose · H674 entry
- Riddle: what is harder than stone? (Cf. H637.) · H673 entry
- Riddle: what is softer than swan down? (Cf. H652.1.) · H672 entry
- Riddle: what is sweeter than honey? (Cf. H633.) · H671 entry
- Riddles of terrestrial distance · H681 entry
- Riddle: how far is it from one end of the earth to the other (east to west)? · H681.1 entry
- How far is it from one end of the earth to the other? A day's journey, since the sun makes it daily · H681.1.1 entry
- Riddle: how deep is the earth (or how far to lower world)? · H681.2 entry