Poor man aspires to high office: made a cook — Mythoi

Motif

Poor man aspires to high office: made a cook.

Reversal of fortune. · Pride brought low. · Overweening ambition punished. · view the constellation · filed as L427

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Filed under Overweening ambition punished.

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Overweening ambition punished. Man sets self up as a god Attempt to fly to heaven punished. Car supported by eagles 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 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)

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