μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Wise carving of the fowl. Clever person divides it symbolically: head to head of house, neck to wife, wings to daughters, legs to sons; keeps rest for himself.

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Filed across the traditions
  • Russian Andrejev No. 1580*
  • Livonian Loorits FFC LXVI No. 1533*
  • Italian Novella *Rotunda
  • Jewish *Neuman
  • Filipino Fansler MAFLS XII 63, 253, 351.
  • general *Type 875
  • general *BP II 360 n. 1
  • general *Taylor JAFL XXXI 555
  • general Köhler-Bolte II 645ff.
  • general Scala Celi 37a No. 205
  • general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 58. Lithuanian: Balys Index No. 1580*
Within the index

Filed under Symbolic interpretations.

1 finer motif beneath it
Wise division of the goat (similar)
Filed beside it
Symbolic meaning of numbers, letters, etc Symbolic interpretation of playing cards. Soldier reproved for playing cards during church says that playing cards are his prayerbook and calendar. Ace: one God, one Faith, one Baptism; 2: old and new Testaments; 3: Trinity; 4: evangelists; 5: wise virgins; 6: days of creation; 7: sabbath; 8. Noah's family; 9: ungrateful lepers; 10: commandments; knave (jack): Judas; queen (of Sheba); king: God; 12 face cards: 12 months; etc Symbolic meaning of spiced and bitter tongue served at dinner. (Cf. H605, H606.) Angel gives symbolic interpretation of value of work as well as of prayer. Works and prays where monk can see him. (Cf. H604, H606.) Symbolic interpretation of sin. Priest drags heavy sack of sand behind him to show how men drag sin. (Cf. H604, H605.) Discussion by symbols. Sign language Symbolic interpretation of official robes Youth asks for branch of tree; promised root. (Branch = youngest daughter; root = eldest.) Explanation of enigmatic phenomenon Symbolic interpretations of dreams Other symbolic interpretations
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