Motif
animal-nursed exposed child
animal_nursed_exposed_child
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome HECATE. / SELENE (LUNA). / ARTEMIS (DIANA). / ARCADIAN ARTEMIS.; lines 2782-2879 confidence: high
Schoeneus exposes Atalanta on Parthenian Hill; she is nursed by a she-bear, found and reared by hunters, grows into a beautiful and courageous lover of the chase, and remains celibate because an oracle warns of misfortune if she marries.
Atalanta is exposed by her father, nursed by a she-bear, found by hunters, and reared by them.
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