μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 5references

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
  • JapaneseIkeda.
  • general *Type 875
  • general **De Vries FFC LXXIII 52ff.
  • general *Hdwb. d. Märchens I 195a
Within the index

Filed under Solvers of riddles.

3 finer motifs beneath it
Clever peasant wife asks king riddlesConflict between peasant and nobleman decided so that each must answer riddles: peasant's daughter solves themFound mortar taken to king reveals peasant girl's wisdom. Peasant finds mortar in his field and against his daughter's advice takes it to the king, who demands the pestle as well. Peasant laments that he has not followed daughter's advice. King summons her
Filed beside it
King and abbot. King propounds three riddles to abbot to answer on pain of death. Herdsman disguises as abbot and answers questionsSolomon and Marcolf. Witty questions and answers between youth and servantKing and clever youth. King asks questions; youth returns riddling answersKing and clever minister. King propounds riddles and questions to his clever ministerKing and peasant vie in riddling questions and answersDruid as solver of riddlesCleric as solver of riddlesClever prince interprets enigmatic statementsSaint as solver of riddles
Carried in tale types

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