μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Sons united make living; separated fail.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Other aspects of wisdom. · Strength in unity. · view the constellation · filed as J1021.1

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Filed under 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.

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Preacher teaches beaten Genoese the strength of unity. They are like donkeys – when one is beaten the rest scatter. The enemy are like pigs – stick together in trouble

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