μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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  • general *Stiefel Zs. f. Vksk. VIII 278.
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3 finer motifs beneath it
Woman refuses second marriage. If husband is good she will fear to lose him; if bad she will repentBetter to marry ugly than fair wife. Less hard to satisfyYoung man advised to choose as wife a girl whose mother was chaste
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Inflicters rather than receivers of wounds chosen. Men with many wounds recommended as soldiers. King had rather have those who gave the woundsChoice: to do that which one knows or to learn somethingEnjoyment preferred to wealthThree sins of the hermit. Choice of three sins given him: adultery, murder (theft), drunkenness. He chooses drunkenness; the others follow. (Cf. J21.25.)Death preferred above God and JusticeTame dog prefers food basin to fleeing hareFox had rather meet one hen than fifty womenOld sweetheart chosen in preference to new[First Edition (Additions and Corrections): J492. Better be consul in Rome than king elsewhere.]Little men preferred to big men. Preacher prefers small men because the intellect has difficulty in reaching to one's heelsChoice: death and revenge preferred to lifeMonk chooses solitude and loneliness to company and temptation. By living alone he escapes sinChoice of friend over mistress. Given the choice of his friend or his mistress, man chooses his friendEagle prefers own offspring to changeling

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