μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Absurdity of entrusting military mission to bishop. Courtier rebukes king by asking that he be given an ecclesiastical post.

The wise and the foolish. · Cleverness. · Clever practical retorts. · One absurdity rebukes another. · view the constellation · filed as J1536.1

Filed across the traditions
  • Italian Novella Rotunda.
Within the index

Filed under Ruler's absurdity rebuked.

Filed beside it
Absurdity of trying to convert king to Hinduism – like making cow of donkey or black dog into white

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “ecclesiastical” · wander