Hero directed on journey by princess

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Hero directed on journey by princess.

The wise and the foolish. · Acquisition and possession of wisdom (knowledge). · Other means of acquiring wisdom (knowledge). · view the constellation · filed as J155.1

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general Malone PMLA XLIII 401. Icelandic: *Boberg.

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Filed under Wisdom (knowledge) from women.

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Serpent directed on journey by his beautiful wife

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King has amours with great men's wives so as to learn secrets from them Caesar's scorn of his wife's advice leads to disaster Wife as adviser. (Cf. J21.37.)Wife of usurer saves husband through her prayers Wise words of dying woman (queen). (Cf. J154.)Knowledge from mysterious women met in the forest Wisdom from harlot to a king

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