μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Intemperance in work.

The wise and the foolish. · Wise and unwise conduct. · Prudence and Discretion. · Zeal – temperate and intemperate. · view the constellation · filed as J553

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Filed under Zeal – temperate and intemperate.

2 finer motifs beneath it
Aesop with the unbent bow. Upbraided when found playing with children, he unstrings a bow and shows how good relaxation is Ruler interrupts meeting of Senate to amuse his small son. When rebuked for making him a whistle he says: "I would have blown it for him had he asked me to do so."
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Intemperate zeal in truth-telling Intemperate pugnacity Intemperance in service. Emperor rebukes overzealous servant as being a nuisance Intemperance in obedience Intemperance in honesty Intemperance in undertaking labor Intemperance in sacrificing Intemperance in pursuit Intemperance in charity. A waste of time to make a bed for a dog who lies down wherever he happens to be tired. Likewise a waste of time to help unappreciative people Man resuscitates a lion which devours him Intemperance in worship Intemperance in fasting

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