μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Icelandic*Boberg.
Within the index

Filed under Tests of character.

10 finer motifs beneath it
Tests of valor: tournamentSingle combat to prove valorTest of valor: not flinching under a blowTest of valor: rousing servant's anger. Nobleman, when examining servants for hire, bids each stand before him and comb his long beard. Occasionally he snaps at them as if to bite them. Those who dodge he lets go; those who offer fight he employsTest of valor worthy for kingship: taking possession of royal insignia placed between two ferocious lionsTest of valor: fight with giantTest of valor: attack by warrior and houndWarriors battle against leader as test of valorPrince chooses shorter but more dangerous roadMaster tests disciple by asking him if he will be willing to plunge with him into the Indus
Filed beside it
Bad character shown by the eyesTests of generosityTests of patienceTest of curiosity. (Cf. H1557.)Tests of honestyTests of fidelityTests of obedienceTests of friendshipTest of strengthTest of skillTest of hospitalityTests of gratitudeTest for admission to warrior bandTest of leadershipTest of the championTests of character – miscellaneous

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