μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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Filed under Cleverness in detection of truth.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Eaters of stolen food detected by the giving of an emeticAnimal thief of eggs detected when he comes to a spring to drink. All animals must tell why they are thirsty
Filed beside it
Solomon able to detect truth without evidence of witnessesConfession obtained by a rusePseudo-scientific methods of detectingThief detected by building straw fire so that smoke escapes through thief's entrance. The secret hole into the building is thus discovered and the thief caughtDetection through aid of animalDetection by strewing ashes (sand). Trespasser (lover, mistress, ghost, fairy, etc.) leaves footprints in the ashesDetection through feigned dreamMiscellaneous means of detecting

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