Aristoteles und Phyllis (ca. 1200)
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Maere and Novellas
Aristoteles und Phyllis (ca. 1200)
von der Hagen, Fr.H.: Neues Gesamtabenteuer: die Sammlung der mittelhochdeutschen Mären und Schwänke des 13. und 14. Jahrhunderts/ ed. by Heinrich Niewöhner 2nd ed., Vol. 1, Nr. 34, Dublin 1967. p. 147–153.
ArPhy-1:
Aristotle, teacher of Alexander (the Great) notices one day that the awareness of the young prince is distracted and finds out the cause. Alexander loves Phyllis, the Queen’s beautiful lady in waiting. His reproach is futile and he reports to the king who has them separated.
Motif References:
T 24 The symptoms of love
ArPhy-169:
Phyllis wants revenge. One day she dresses very carefully and parades in front of the philosopher’s window. He falls in love with her immediately and agrees to being ridden as a horse if he is allowed to spend the night with her. He is given saddle and girdle and crawls on all fours with Phyllis on his back. The whole court watches this scene.
Motif References:
T 10 Falling in love
T 55 Girl as wooer. Forthputting woman
K 1215 Aristotle and Phyllis: philosopher as riding horse for woman. The philosopher warns the king against uxoriousness, In revenge the queen beguiles the philosopher into letting her ride him on all fours. The king comes and sees
ArPhy-522:
To avoid the mockery he takes to exile on the island of Galiccia, where he writes a thick book about deception and pranks of women. Against women there is only one remedy – to avoid them.
Motif References:
J 229 Choice between evils – miscellaneous
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