μῦθοι Mythoi
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Scholars’ trail — 4references

The index’s own references — the collections where scholars sighted this story-shape, tradition by tradition. Titles on our shelf are live links; the rest is the frontier, not yet shelved.

  • Missouri FrenchCarrière
  • JewishNeuman
  • JapaneseIkeda.
  • general *Dickson 29 n. 1
Within the index

Filed under Secrets overheard.

12 finer motifs beneath it
Overheard boast about hidden money brings about robberyRobbers' plans overheard: owner warnedSecret formula for opening treasure mountain overheard from robbers (Open Sesame)King overhears girl's boast as to what she should do as queen. Marries herSecret remedies learned from green-clad womanHusband learns of wife's fidelity through conversation overheardSecret about prince's father learned by eavesdropper from his mother's talking to himFriend lingering in the kitchen learns of friend's distress and helps himLocation of sought object learned from overheard conversationBy hiding, stupid son overhears conversation and claims magic power for bamboo cupServant overhearing conversation realizes the misery of his employmentMen hear father threaten to marry daughters to first comers
Filed beside it
Secrets overheard from animal (demon) conversationSecret remedy overheard in conversation of animals (witches)Man transformed as ant, learns secret of freeing princessConversation of objects overheardEnigmatical smile (laugh) reveals secret knowledgeSecret physical peculiarity discovered by barber. (Midas.)Daughter lousing mother weeps and reveals secretKing in disguise to learn secrets of his subjectsNewborn babe reveals secret; then becomes silentFoolish attempt of second man to overhear secrets (from animals, demons etc.). He is punishedSecret name overheard by eavesdropperSecret of unique vulnerability disclosedSecret wealth betrayed by money left in borrowed money-scalesSecret escapes with man's bloodSecret learned by tortureGiant unwittingly reveals span of life to dwarf, who is thus emboldened to attack him
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