μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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 *Types 922, 926**
  • general BP III 231
  • general Anderson FFC XLII 230.
Within the index

Filed under Riddles of numbers.

1 finer motif beneath it
How many hairs are there in the head? As many as are in the tail of my ass; if you don't believe it we will keep pulling out one hair from your beard and one from his tail
Filed beside it
Riddle: how many seconds in eternity?Riddle: how many stars in the heavens?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 datesAre there more men or women in the world?
Carried in tale types

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