Motif
Animal companion leads youth into river danger
animal_companion_leads_youth_into_river_danger
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
egyptian
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Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri: Second Series, XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty XVIIITH DYNASTY / THE TAKING OF JOPPA / REMARKS / THE DOOMED PRINCE; lines 428-458 confidence: medium
The youth walks in his fields with his dog; the dog runs after wild game, and the youth follows the dog to the river and enters it behind the dog.
The dog runs after wild game, the youth follows it into the river, and the crocodile then takes him.
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