μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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.

  • general Pauli (ed. Bolte) No. 165.
Within the index

Filed under Great refuse to associate with lowly.

1 finer motif beneath it
Noble poets refuse to associate with truly good poet because of his lowly birth
Filed beside it
Boar refuses to fight with lowly assZeus refuses wedding present from snake. Presents to be received only from equalsPeasant ashamed of being thrown off by ass. Shameful to be thrown by such a creatureWolf tries to make friends with lion: killedDolphin and whale scorn crab as peacemakerLaurel and olive tree scorn thornbush as umpire in their dispute as to who is most usefulMouse on lion's mane. Lion angry at impudence of mouseKnight disregards insult by servantLeopard ashamed of having been bitten by lizardRich man refuses to associate with poor sister

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