Motif
mother or stepmother seeks to displace stepson for her own children
mother_or_stepmother_seeks_to_displace_stepson_for_her_own_children
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
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 461-541 confidence: high
The remarks emphasize emotional motives: Syrian chiefs’ sons’ friendship, the chief’s daughter’s love saving and guarding the prince, the prince’s devotion to his dog, and a mother’s wish to oust a stepson for her own children.
The prince’s reason for leaving Egypt is identified as a mother’s wish to oust her stepson to make way for her own children.
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