Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

infant substitution with animals as false proof

infant_substitution_with_animals_as_false_proof

A motif of the Jealous Stepmother and Persecuted Child family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


romanian

  • Roumanian Fairy Tales HENRY HOLT AND COMPANY / COPYRIGHT, 1885, / PREFACE. / CONTENTS.; lines 1129-1255 confidence: high

    The step-mother puts two puppies in place of the twins and buries the golden-haired children at the corner of the palace under the emperor's windows.

    The step-mother replaces the newborn twin princes with puppies, and the emperor treats what he sees as proof against Laptitza.

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