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.

  • Jewish*Neuman
  • India*Thompson-Balys.
Within the index

Filed under Unfavorable traits of character – social.

28 finer motifs beneath it
Man dismissed after years of service with a pittanceMonster ungrateful for rescueCrane pulls bone from wolf's throat: wolf refuses payment. "That you were allowed to take your beak from my throat is payment enough." (Cf. B382.)Hunter beats dog which has grown old in his serviceDog tries to bite man rescuing him from wellUngrateful wanderer pulls nut tree to pieces to get the nutsWanderers in shade of plane tree blame it for not bearing fruitGrateful animals; ungrateful man. A traveler saves a monkey, a snake, a tiger, and a jeweler from a pit. The monkey gives him fruit; the tiger a necklace of a princess he has killed. The jeweler accuses the rescuer before the king. The serpent saves him by biting the prince and then showing the man the proper remedyMan rescued from drowning kills rescuerSnake kills ungrateful tamerTiger returns rope to former captor: rewarded by having tail cut offMan kills his rescuer in order to collect rewardBenefactor falsely accused of theft by ungrateful youthWoman who saves suitor from death is later condemned to die by the ingrateKind magistrate is victim of ingratitude. Gives lawbreaker a light sentence. The latter seduces the magistrate's wifeRuler persecutes his friends and is kind to his enemies. Is killedMan beheads rescuer for leaving him so long in painMan ungrateful for life saved because rescuer helped others alsoUngrateful Jew steals horse of Christian who has lent it to himMan beats people bearing him giftsWorkers (builder) killed when secret building or grave is finished. (Cf. W181.2.)Person compared to nettle, which stings the hand that protects itIngratitude from ignoranceMan fails to feed his animal rescuer +4 more
Filed beside it
GreedStinginessMiserlinessHardness of heartThe dog in the manger. Has no use for the manger but refuses to give it up to the horseDishonestyInhospitality. (Cf. Q292.)Love of publicityFalse pride. Son ashamed of his peasant father who brings him money. Father disinherits him. (Cf. Q331.)StubbornnessTwo-facednessChangeablenessJealousyThe crying child. He stops crying so that after a rest he can cry louder than everViolence of temperInsolence
Travels with
The ungrateful wife. (Cf. W154.)

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