μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • RussianAndrejev No. 42.
  • general Type 42*
Within the index

Filed under Contests in other physical accomplishments won by deception.

1 finer motif beneath it
Laughing contest: dead horse winner. The ogre tries to laugh as long as the dead horse with a grinning mouth. Laughs till he dies
Filed beside it
Deceptive eating contestDeceptive drinking contestDeceptive scratching contestDeceptive vocal contestsContest in seeingContest in hearing

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