μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • Icelandic*Boberg
  • Spanish ExemplaKeller.
Within the index

Filed under Other means of acquiring wisdom (knowledge).

8 finer motifs beneath it
Hero directed on journey by princessKing has amours with great men's wives so as to learn secrets from themCaesar's scorn of his wife's advice leads to disasterWife as adviser. (Cf. J21.37.)Wife of usurer saves husband through her prayersWise words of dying woman (queen). (Cf. J154.)Knowledge from mysterious women met in the forestWisdom from harlot to a king
Filed beside it
Wisdom from old personWisdom (knowledge) from sage (teacher)Wisdom from holy manWise words of dying father. Counsel proved wise by experienceWisdom 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.)

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