Riddle propounded on pain of loss of property — Mythoi

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Riddle propounded on pain of loss of property.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Propounding of riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H541.2

Filed across the traditions

English Child V 493 "riddles".
general *Anderson FFC XLII 253

Within the index

Filed under Riddle propounded with penalty for failure.

1 finer motif beneath it

Fine for failure to solve riddle

Filed beside it

Riddle propounded on pain of death. (Cf. H512.) Riddle propounded on pain of loss of official position

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