μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

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.

  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Clever persons.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Wife reforms wayward husband. Makes gift to husband's mistress so that she may receive him fittingly. Husband is shamed into reformingWife dismisses maid who is husband's mistress and tells him she has fled. Husband understands and reformsClever wife advises husband how to succeed on adventuresWives prevent war by placing themselves and their children between two armiesClever wife obtains secrets from husband by questioning him
Filed beside it
Clever girlClever boyClever servant. (Cf. J1111.6, J1341, J1561.4, N25, P360, W111.2.)Clever professionsFoolish person becomes cleverAnimal as tricksterClever birdClever younger generationClever court jester

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