Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

hidden treasure search with unexpected reward

hidden_treasure_search_with_unexpected_reward

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 BOASTING TRAVELLER / THE CRAB AND HIS MOTHER / THE ASS AND HIS SHADOW / THE FARMER AND HIS SONS; lines 1786-1797 confidence: high

    A farmer near death calls his sons and says that a hidden treasure lies in his vineyard, instructing them to dig for it.

    The sons search for buried treasure and find none, but the act of searching produces a valuable crop.

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