μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 3references

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.

  • Irish myth*Cross
  • Spanish ExemplaKeller
  • Jewish*Neuman.
Within the index

Filed under Other means of acquiring wisdom (knowledge).

6 finer motifs beneath it
Cynical philosopher lives in tubAdvice from dervishPhilosopher instructs youth regarding conductPhilosopher consoles woman for loss of sonWisdom from philosopher: give separate greetings to infants, youths, and old peopleWisdom from philosopher: worldly honor like shadow. If one goes toward it, it flees; if one turns his back on it, it follows and at times catches up with one
Filed beside it
Wisdom from old personWisdom from holy manWise words of dying father. Counsel proved wise by experienceWisdom (knowledge) from womenWisdom from foolsWisdom (knowledge) from dreamWisdom from angelTrial rehearsed before stick in the ground as judgeWisdom acquired by hanging in a treeWisdom purchasedWisdom from GodTree of knowledgeWisdom from booksWisdom from continual reminder of foolishness in the past. Unjust judge skinned and his skin stretched over a footstool kept in the presence of judges, so as to remind them to be justInscription on walls for condensed educationProverbial wisdom: counsels. (Cf. B82.6.)
Carried in tale types

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