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|Has | |Has Motif=Murder; Riches; Deception; Deceitful son; Familial relationships; Father/son relationships; Patricide | ||
|Has Summary='''The Treasure in the Well''' | |Has Summary='''The Treasure in the Well''' | ||
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The Treasure in the Well
Once there was a pious knight who doted on his son, who in turn plotted against his father, wishing to kill him. One night the knight dreamed that he discovered a great treasure at the bottom of a nearby well, and the next morning he brought his son with him to investigate. He climbed down into the well, and discovered that there really was a great treasure there - but his son seized his opportunity, and threw a large stone down into the well, crushing and killing his father. The son kept all the treasure for himself.
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Nishimura notes that this story (motif TU4955: the treasure in the well) may be linked to the story of the death of Palamedes in Le Roman de Troie (lines 27685-876), in which Odysseus contrives to have the commander Palamedes lowered into an old well and then killed by stones dropped upon him. See Kure Shigeichi, Greek Mythology, p. 367; and Kozu Harushige, Dictionary of Greek and Roman Mythology. |
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