μῦθοι Mythoi
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Discussion by symbols. Sign language.

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

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth Cross
  • India *Thompson-Balys.
  • general *Penzer I 80f. n.
  • general *Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 32
  • general W. Coland Zs. f. Vksk. XXIV 88
  • general Hertel ibid. XXIV 317
  • general Loewe ibid. XXVIII 126
  • general *Bolte Reise der Söhne Giaffers 206
Within the index

Filed under Symbolic interpretations.

4 finer motifs beneath 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 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
Filed beside it
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 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.) 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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