Riddle: how many seconds in eternity? — Mythoi

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Riddle: how many seconds in eternity?

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general Anderson FFC XLII 232.

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Filed under Riddles of numbers.

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How many seconds in eternity? A bird carries a grain of sand from a mountain each century; when the whole mountain is gone, the first second of eternity has passed. (Cf. D791.1.2, H1583, X950.2, Z61.)

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Riddle: how many stars in the heavens? Riddle: how many hairs are in the head? Riddle: how many drops in the sea. (Cf. H696.1.1.) Riddle: how many leaves are on the tree? Riddle: how many days have passed since the time of Adam? Riddle of dates Are there more men or women in the world?

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