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.
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1 traditions
greek
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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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