Hero, despising weapons, fights with fists alone

Motif

Hero, despising weapons, fights with fists alone.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Real and apparent values. · Choice between useful and ornamental. · view the constellation · filed as J246.2

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth *Cross.

Within the index

Filed under Strength preferred to cleverness.

Filed beside it

Man criticizes the devil because his deeds are not fair. Devil says that they are strong nevertheless. Hence strong speakers rather than clever are to be preferred

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