μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Man who rises too early. The king in order to correct the habit has him robbed. He says that robbers get up even earlier than he.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever verbal retorts (repartee). · Retorts concerning thefts. · view the constellation · filed as J1394.2

Cited in the index
  • general Chauvin II 196 No. 26.
Within the index

Filed under Thieves' nocturnal habits.

Filed beside it
Night study. A thief having scorned Demosthenes for his constant study, the latter says, "I know that you have not failed to notice that I study much at night."

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