μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Which was the most generous – husband, robber, or lover? Woman has promised her lover to go to him on her wedding night. Husband lets her go. On way she meets robbers and tells her story. Robbers take her to her lover. She tells what has happened. Lover returns her immediately to her husband.

Tests. · Other tests. · Tests of character. · Tests of character. · view the constellation · filed as H1552.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Type 976
  • general *Köhler-Bolte I 214–216
  • general *Chauvin VIII 123f. No. 110
  • general Penzer VII 7ff.
  • general Chaucer's "Franklin's Tale"
Within the index

Filed under Tests of generosity.

1 finer motif beneath it
Which was most generous – husband, lover, or magician (similar)?
Filed beside it
Contest in generosity. Ruler vies with minister in generosity. Minister declared loser and condemned to die. Pardoned on acknowledging defeat
Carried in tale types

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