μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Death's three messengers. Warns man by loss of appetite, loss of desire for drink, and sickness. Man does not recognize the messengers.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Other aspects of wisdom. · Attention to warnings. · view the constellation · filed as J1051

Cited in the index
  • general *Type 335
  • general *BP III 293
  • general Pauli (ed. Bolte) Nos. 267, 268.
Within the index

Filed under Attention to warnings.

Filed beside it
Cranes disregard warnings and are killed Snake disregards warnings to improve his manners: eaten by crab Man disregards mother's warning and is punished Man disregards priest's warning and is punished
Carried in tale types

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