μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Strength in unity.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Other aspects of wisdom. · Strength in unity. · view the constellation · filed as J1020

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The quarreling sons and the bundle of twigs. Peasant puts twigs together and cannot break them. Separately they are easily broken. His sons apply the lesson Fight of lions and bulls. Lion succeeds only when bulls separate Dog leader fears defeat because his forces are of different breeds. Wolves are all of one kind Quails caught in net rise up in a body with net and escape. As soon as they quarrel they are caught United cocks defeat partridge. When they quarrel they are defeated

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