Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

hidden treasure inside an object

hidden_treasure_inside_an_object

A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Hidden Treasures and Their Recovery. 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 BEAR AND THE FOX / THE ASS AND THE OLD PEASANT / THE OX AND THE FROG / THE MAN AND THE IMAGE; lines 2498-2508 confidence: high

    In disgust the man hurls the image against the wall; the blow splits its head and gold coins fall to the floor.

    Gold coins are concealed inside the wooden image until its head is split open.

    read in the book