μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • India*Thompson-Balys
  • Africa (Vai)Ellis 193 No. 11.
  • general Types 653, 654, 660
Within the index

Filed under Test of cleverness or ability.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Contest in lifelike paintingBarber's contest in shaving (without waking man)
Filed beside it
Sons tested for skillTest of wisdomTest of learningTest of musical ability. (Cf. H509.4.)Test of cleverness: uttering three wise words. Youths called on to do so display by their answers extraordinary powers of deductionTest of resourcefulnessWit combat. Test in reparteeTest: finding answer to certain questionTests of cleverness or ability: miscellaneous
Carried in tale types

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