μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Ignorant surpasses learned man.

Reversal of fortune. · Unpromising hero (heroine). · The unpromising surpasses the promising. · view the constellation · filed as L144

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2 finer motifs beneath it
Ignorant steward straightens his master's accounts. The educated stewards have always cheated. The ignorant puts his belongings in one box, his master's in another. Both master and steward gain Farmer surpasses astronomer and doctor in predicting weather and choosing food
Filed beside it
Stupid person surpasses clever Pupil surpasses master Poor man surpasses rich Ugly preferred to pretty sister Neglected surpasses favorite child Tardy surpasses punctual Slowness surpasses haste Peasant girl outwits prince Daughter succeeds on quest where son fails Scorning stops when it turns out that the scorned has saved the king by fighting alone against four Disagreeable and disliked child surpasses the likeable one Unpromising hero kills those who scorn him

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