Unsuccessful imitation of a god: lions fall out of the furnace instead of men covered with gold and silver

Motif

Unsuccessful imitation of a god: lions fall out of the furnace instead of men covered with gold and silver.

The wise and the foolish. · Fools (and other unwise persons). · Foolish imitation. · Types of foolish imitation. · view the constellation · filed as J2411.1.2

Filed across the traditions

India Thompson-Balys.

Within the index

Filed under Imitation of magic rejuvenation unsuccessful. (Cf. J2401.)

Filed beside it

Foolish imitation of sham death and return (= resuscitation)

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