μῦθοι Mythoi
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Whale thought to be island. Sailors light a fire on his backWhite mare thought to be churchGlowworm thought to be a fire. The bird who tries to keep the monkeys from this error is killed for her painsFish thought to be chewed sugar-cane. Numskulls therefore throw away their fishWolf thought to be log of woodSnake thought to be flute. Bites tiger who tries to play fluteLiving toad or beetles thought to be lost food and therefore eaten by numskullsMan mistakes dragon for log, sits on it. (Cf. B11.)Bear mistaken for a floating log (blanket)Blind men and elephant. Four blind men feel an elephant's leg, tail, ear and body, respectively, and conclude it is like a log, a rope, a fan, and something without beginning or endFool mistakes dung-beetles for fruit: eats them
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Animal thought to be a personPerson thought to be an objectPerson thought to be animalOne person mistaken for anotherOther creatures with mistaken identity
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