μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Tasks assigned at suggestion contained in letter borne by the victim.

Tests. · Tests of prowess: tasks. · Assignment and performance of tasks. · Assignment of tasks. · Assignment of tasks in response to suggestion. · view the constellation · filed as H918

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Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • GreekFox 39 (Bellerophon)
  • JapaneseIkeda.
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Filed under Assignment of tasks in response to suggestion.

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Tasks assigned at suggestion of jealous rivalsTasks assigned at suggestion of jealous brothers (sisters)Tasks assigned by jealous parentTasks assigned because of mother's foolish boasting. The mother foolishly boasts to the king that the daughter can perform an impossible task (often spinning)Tasks assigned because of girl's (boy's) own foolish boastTasks imposed at suggestion of spouse (sweetheart)Tasks assigned at own unwitting suggestion. Jason thus sent for the Golden FleeceAssignment of tasks in response to suggestion – miscellaneous

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