Motif
dangerous animal as a person's fate
dangerous_animal_as_a_person_s_fate
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.
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egyptian
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Egyptian Tales, Translated from the Papyri: Second Series, XVIIIth to XIXth Dynasty THE TAKING OF JOPPA / REMARKS / THE DOOMED PRINCE / REMARKS; lines 543-579 confidence: medium
The lost close is said to have explained the crocodile's boast that it is the prince's fate, the dog's presence and possible attack, the mighty man's role, the wife's possible rescue, and the prediction of the Hathors compared with Anpu and Bata.
The crocodile boasts of being the fate of the prince and is central to the unresolved ending.
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