μῦθοι Mythoi
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Stag scorns his legs but is proud of his horns. Caught by his horns in treesFox destroys nest of bird who boasts of nest's warmthThe mule's double ancestry. When well fed says, "My mother was a thoroughbred horse." Later, hard worked, says, "My father was a miserable ass."The man scorns the storm: killed by itZeus smites Capaneus while he is climbing a ladderPride or wealth of man brought low by actions of godsOil lamp blown out: had thought that it outshone starsJackal singing about his deeds falls down from tree and is eaten by alligatorGnats having overcome lion are in turn killed by spiderMen too prosperous (happy): things are made more difficult

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