Motif
Miraculous animal transport of endangered children
miraculous_animal_transport_of_endangered_children
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Exposure, Abandonment, and Rescue. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701; lines 3641-3768 confidence: high
The Ram transported Phrixus and Helle; it was immortal, given by their mother Nephele, and had a golden fleece, as Hesiod and Pherecydes say.
An immortal golden-fleeced ram transports Phrixus and Helle and is supplied by their mother.
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