μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Peter acts as God for a day: tires of bargain. A girl takes her goat to pasture and leaves him: "My God care for you!" Peter must run everywhere after the goat.

Reversal of fortune. · Pride brought low. · Overweening ambition punished. · view the constellation · filed as L423

Cited in the index
  • general *Dh II 188.
Within the index

Filed under Overweening ambition punished.

Filed beside it
Overweening ambition punished. Man sets self up as a god Attempt to fly to heaven punished. Car supported by eagles Man who has never known unhappiness or want is swallowed up by earth with all his household Dream (prophecy) of future greatness causes banishment (imprisonment) Poor man aspires to high office: made a cook
Carried in tale types
  • St · ATU 774D 1 recorded variant

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