μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • general BP III 16.
Within the index

Filed under Riddles of comparison.

Filed beside it
Riddle: what is swifter than a bird, the wind or lightning? The eye. (Cf. H632.2.)Riddle: what is dearer than gold? Mother love. (Cf. H651.2.)Riddle: what is whiter than a swan? An angelRiddle: what is softer than swan down? (Cf. H652.1.)Riddle: what is harder than stone? (Cf. H637.)Who is greater than God? Man's purpose
Travels with
Riddle: what is sweetest?
Carried in tale types

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