μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
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  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
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Filed under Sham prowess.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Boastful fly-killer: "seven at a blow". A tailor who has killed seven flies writes on a placard: "Seven at a blow." He is received as a great warriorRunaway cavalry-hero. When the sham hero goes to war his horse runs away with him. To save himself he grasps a cross from a graveyard and waves it from side to side, putting the enemy to flightSham-warrior intimidates soldiers with his boastingBoastful coward frightened by conspiratorsOrdinary man assumes high sounding name and challenges enemy chief to single combat. Latter is frightened into believing him to be of exceptional prowess and desists from attacking the city
Filed beside it
Sham prince (nobleman)Sham brave manSham rich manSham physicianSham wise manSham teacher. Pretends to read a document brought him as a letter. It is a tax receiptSham churchmanFalse prophetSham magicianSham astrologerSham crystal-gazerAlchemistJuggler promises to fly from one house to another. Keeps crowd waiting until dusk and then makes his escapeSham prowess in hunting (fishing)Sham prowess – miscellaneous

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