Riddle propounded on pain of death. (Cf. H512.) — Mythoi

Motif

Riddle propounded on pain of death. (Cf. H512.)

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Propounding of riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H541.1

Filed across the traditions

English Child V 493 "riddles"
Italian Novella Rotunda.
general *Type 922
general **Anderson FFC XLII 252
general *BP III 230
general *Oertel Studien zur vgl. Littgsch. VIII 121
general Malone PMLA XLIII 398f.
general Fb "bejler" IV 31b

Within the index

Filed under Riddle propounded with penalty for failure.

1 finer motif beneath it

Sphinx propounds riddle on pain of death

Filed beside it

Riddle propounded on pain of loss of property Riddle propounded on pain of loss of official position

Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)

Guessing with life as wager

Carried in tale types

The Shepherd Substituting for the Clergyman Answers the King's Questions · ATU 922 2 recorded variants

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