Athena chooses olive tree because of fruitfulness

Motif

Athena chooses olive tree because of fruitfulness.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J241.1

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Greco-Roman The Library (Bibliotheca) , BOOK III, ch. XIV

Cited in the index

general Wienert FFC LVI 76 (ET 417), 143 (ST 488).

Within the index

Filed under Fruitful tree chosen.

Filed beside it

Peasant leaves honey tree standing. Sparrows and crickets ask peasant to leave tree standing. He refuses, but when he finds honey in the tree he consents

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