μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Girls must pay for young man's virginity. Girls repulsed by man climb in his window at night. Become pregnant and demand marriage. Branded as prostitutes and must pay the man.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever persons and acts. · Cleverness in the law court. · Clever judicial decisions. · view the constellation · filed as J1174.4

Cited in the index
  • general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 17.
Within the index

Filed under Clever decisions concerning kissing and rape.

Filed beside it
Youth in court for kissing prince's daughter pleads his love for her. Prince allows plea: "If we kill those who love us, what shall we do to those who hate us?" Complaint about the stolen kiss. Woman is allowed to take one in return The girl screams when she is robbed. Accuses young man of raping her. When he tries to rob her of money she summons help. Decision: if she had shouted as loud before, the man could not have raped her. Youth acquitted Man's torn garment as proof of his innocence of rape. If he were the assaulter, the torn garment would be woman's

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