μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
Scholars’ trail — 2references

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.

  • general *Köhler-Bolte III 609
  • general Fb "æg" III 1142a.
Within the index

Filed under The overbearing wife.

1 finer motif beneath it
Man claims prize (boots) as ruler of his house, but is afraid to carry the boots lest he soil his clean shirt and anger his wife
Filed beside it
Unsuccessful search for man who can rule his wifeCock shows browbeaten husband how to rule his wife. (Cf. J21.16, J130.)Wife threatens husband with death if he will not tell secretsMen rulers in their house asked to sing. No man in congregation does so. Priest alone sings. Next year he cannot, for then he has a maidWife threatens suicide if she does not have her own wayVexed woman brings pot down on husband's head in presence of guest

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