μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 1reference

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • West IndiesFlowers 475.
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Filed under Choices: little gain, big loss.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Barber leaves inexpensive village for high wages in city. Finds cost of living more than enough to take all his profitWise man refuses income of half a kingdom since expenses will outweigh gain
Filed beside it
Weight of bodily member chosen rather than its loss. (Cf. J351.)Man refuses cure which brings greater inconvenienceWhat one has is neglected in search for other thingsThe valuable neglected for the interestingBetter be content with what you have, than try to get more and lose everythingWealth and glory sacrificed for freedom and virtue

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