Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

animal companion as possible doom

animal_companion_as_possible_doom

A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


egyptian

  • Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri: Second Series, XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty XVIIITH DYNASTY / THE TAKING OF JOPPA / REMARKS / THE DOOMED PRINCE; lines 335-426 confidence: high

    The grown child sees a dog from the roof, asks what it is, requests one like it, and the king orders that a little pet dog be brought to him.

    The dog is cherished by the prince as a pet and companion, yet it is also one of the three named fated causes of his death.

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