Motif
birth timing linked to destiny or character
birth_timing_linked_to_destiny_or_character
A motif of the Fate Figures and Cosmic Weaving family, within the sub-family Astral and Birth-Time Determination. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica INTRODUCTION / BIBLIOGRAPHY / HESIOD / HESIODS WORKS AND DAYS; lines 2284-2336 confidence: high
The sixth of the mid-month is unfavorable for plants, good for male birth, and unfavorable for girls; the first sixth is good for gelding kids and sheep and fencing a sheep-cote; a boy born then will favor sharp speech, lies, cunning words, and stealthy converse.
The passage links specific days with male and female birth, a wise man's birth, and a boy's later disposition toward sharp speech, lies, cunning words, and stealthy converse.
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