μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Young man advised to choose as wife a girl whose mother was chaste.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Choices. · Other choices. · view the constellation · filed as J482.3

Filed across the traditions
  • Spanish Exempla Keller.
Within the index

Filed under King advised to marry maid rather than widow. Widow would have things her own way.

Filed beside it
Woman refuses second marriage. If husband is good she will fear to lose him; if bad she will repent Better to marry ugly than fair wife. Less hard to satisfy

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