μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

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.

Tests. · Tests of cleverness. · Riddles. · Symbolic interpretations. · view the constellation · filed as H607.4

Filed across the traditions
  • India Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Discussion by symbols. Sign language.

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 Discussion between two poets (sages?) carried on in poetic obscure language Princess declares her love through sign language: not understood

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “worldly-minded” · wander