Discussion between two poets (sages?) carried on in poetic obscure language — Mythoi

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Discussion between two poets (sages?) carried on in poetic obscure language.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Symbolic interpretations. · view the constellation · filed as H607.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Discussion by symbols. Sign language.

1 finer motif beneath it

Learned professor from one university examines by signs a professor at another university (actually shoemaker or miller or the like)

Filed beside it

Discussion between priest and Jew carried on by symbols. E.g., priest raises three fingers (Trinity); Jew raises arm (one God); etc Princess declares her love through sign language: not understood Is town too full of anchorites? Saint entering holy town is sent cup full to brim of milk by its worldly-minded fakirs that he may know the town can hold no more anchorites. Saint floats a flower on milk and returns cup

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