μῦθοι Mythoi
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Filed under Pride brought low – miscellaneous.

5 finer motifs beneath it
Men are too rich: greedy gods created to impoverish themMen are too rich: weeds created to spoil their harvestsMen are too proud: snakes createdMen are fearless: tiger made to frighten themMen enjoy themselves too much: disease created
Filed beside it
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 spider

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