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Motif

Unnecessary choice of gods. King's sons each choose a god: Jupiter for power, Saturn for wisdom, etc. Father says that a god of all combined would be better.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Unnecessary choices. · view the constellation · filed as J462.1

Cited in the index
  • general Oesterley No. 243
  • general Herbert III 204. Cf. Wienert FFC LVI 44 (ET 23), 135 (ST 410)
  • general Babrius No. 15.
Within the index

Filed under Unnecessary choices of belief.

Filed beside it
Unnecessary choice of philosophies. Aristotle drinks both red and white wine to show that all philosophies are good Unnecessary choice of religion

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