μῦθοι Mythoi
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Deceiving the higher powers (God, the saints, the gods, fate)Enemies reconciled by gifts which the one's son tells are sent from the otherThe returned box on the ears. At table each gives his neighbor a box on the ears. The soldier is to give it to the king, but he returns it to the courtier from whom he has received itEntering a garden by swimming down a stream that flows into itTemporary advantage gained by pretending to yield in a combatRuler diverts attention from misgovernment by beginning a warOne animal injures another by deceptionTying cat to balky horse's tail to make him moveMan tricked to be one's sworn brother in order to secure his help against his motherDemon enters person and refuses to leave until wishes have been fulfilledAttempt to kill by throwing knife

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