Means of solving riddles.
Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Means of solving riddles. · view the constellation · filed as H570
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Counterquestions. Riddles answered by a question that reduces the riddle to an absurdityReductio ad absurdum of riddle: stallions of Babylon. "Why is my mare restless when stallions of Babylon neigh?" Hero beats cat for having strangled a cock last night in Babylon (impossible distance away)Answer to riddle found by trickeryRiddles solved with aid of propounder's wife. (Cf. G530.2, H335.0.1, H974.)Accidental discovery of answer to riddle