μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif

Humble rewarded, haughty punished.

Rewards and punishments. · Rewards and punishments. · view the constellation · filed as Q4

Filed across the traditions
  • Irish myth *Cross.
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Filed under Rewards and punishments.

Filed beside it
Hospitality rewarded – opposite punished Kind and unkind. Churlish person disregards requests of old person (animal) and is punished. Courteous person (often youngest brother or sister) complies and is rewarded Moderate request rewarded; immoderate punished Laziness punished; industry rewarded Good thoughts rewarded, bad punished Deity descends and makes king and wronged subject change places
Travels with (Thompson’s cf.)
Humble man miraculously saved from drowning. (Cf. Q4.)

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