μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Fear test: behaving as if enemy is coming in order to see who will flee and who will stay and fight.

Tests. · Other tests. · Tests of fear. · Fear test. · view the constellation · filed as H1405

Filed across the traditions
  • Icelandic *Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Fear test. A person is put to various tests in the attempt to make him show fear.

Filed beside it
Deity assumes frightful guises to frighten child Suitor tested by apparent threats to his person Fear test: serpent put in flour so that fearless youth kneads it into the dough Test: going without fear through a wilderness filled with all manner of beasts

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