μῦθοι Mythoi
Motif
In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed
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.

  • Irish mythCross
  • IndiaThompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Unfavorable traits of character – personal.

8 finer motifs beneath it
Old woman reaches town before vain fop who stops to adjust clothesExpenditure of money for vanityPlain people made rulers have vain displayPeacock admires self in mirrorWasp seeking fame stings courtiers: killedWealthy man pretends enjoyment of good music. Told when to applaudUse of strange language to show one's high educationJackal forces all animals who come to drink to praise him like a king
Filed beside it
LazinessSlovenliness. (Cf. Q322.)BoastfulnessCowardiceIndecision. (Cf. J1040.)GluttonyDisobediencePetulanceDissatisfactionProfligacyInconsistencyFalse modestyCuriosityTalkativeness

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