Choice of freeing one son: adopted son or long-missing son — Mythoi

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Choice of freeing one son: adopted son or long-missing son.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Choice between evils. · view the constellation · filed as J226.1

Filed across the traditions

Italian Novella Rotunda.

Within the index

Filed under Difficult choice between relatives.

Filed beside it

Choice: blind son with long life or healthy son with short. Latter chosen Choice: foolish son always with him or four wise daughters who will leave him. Latter chosen

ask the rhapsode about this motif · search the shelf for “long-missing” · wander