Vanity — Mythoi

Motif

Vanity.

Traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character. · Unfavorable traits of character – personal. · view the constellation · filed as W116

In our texts — keyword-matched, unreviewed

Middle Eastern The Thousand and One Nights, commonly called, in England, The Arabian Nights' Entertainments , Chapter 14
Literary Crystallization The Prophetic Books of William Blake (Sampson's Oxford Blake) , The Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Literary Crystallization The Vision; or, Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise , Hell 4

Filed across the traditions

Irish myth Cross
India Thompson-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 clothes Expenditure of money for vanity Plain people made rulers have vain display Peacock admires self in mirror Wasp seeking fame stings courtiers: killed Wealthy man pretends enjoyment of good music. Told when to applaud Use of strange language to show one's high education Jackal forces all animals who come to drink to praise him like a king

Filed beside it

Laziness Slovenliness. (Cf. Q322.) Boastfulness Cowardice Indecision. (Cf. J1040.) Gluttony Disobedience Petulance Dissatisfaction Profligacy Inconsistency False modesty Curiosity Talkativeness

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