Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

animal fable pairings

animal_fable_pairings

A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Animal-Fable Households, Enmities, and Speaking Creatures. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE VIPER AND THE FILE / THE CAT AND THE COCK / THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE / THE SOLDIER AND HIS HORSE; lines 428-464 confidence: medium

    THE OX AND THE FROG

    Multiple headings name paired or grouped animal figures, including ox and frog, lion/bear/fox, lion and wild ass, cat and cock, hare and tortoise, and soldier and horse.

    read in the book