Motif
animal explanation of human life stages
animal_explanation_of_human_life_stages
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Knowledge Through Animals and Nature. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE DOGS AND THE FOX / THE NIGHTINGALE AND THE HAWK / THE ROSE AND THE AMARANTH / THE MAN, THE HORSE, THE OX, AND THE DOG; lines 4550-4579 confidence: high
When the storm abates and the animals are about to leave, they decide to show gratitude by dividing the life of Man among themselves and endowing each part with their own qualities.
The Horse, Ox, and Dog divide human life into youth, middle age, and old age, each stage receiving traits attributed to the animal.
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