Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Foster-parent rearing of the hero-child

foster_parent_rearing_of_the_hero_child

A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Nursing, Fosterage, and Kin Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 24770-24894 confidence: medium

    A comparative passage from Quintus Calaber describes Achilles as an infant placed in a caretaker's arms, reared as his own with a parent's love, and compared with the Homeric Phoenix-Achilles passage.

    The comparative passage presents the infant Achilles placed in another's arms and reared with a parent's love.

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