μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • IcelandicBoberg.
Within the index

Filed under Cleverness in detection of truth.

1 finer motif beneath it
Murderer detected by actions of murdered man's dog. Attacks murderer whenever possible
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 caughtEaters of stolen food detectedDetection 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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