Motif
reciprocal loss of offspring as revenge
reciprocal_loss_of_offspring_as_revenge
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Guilt. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE FOWLER, THE PARTRIDGE, AND THE COCK / THE GNAT AND THE LION / THE FARMER AND HIS DOGS / THE EAGLE AND THE FOX; lines 4806-4828 confidence: high
While the fox is away foraging, the eagle takes the fox's cubs up into the tree as a meal for herself and her family.
The eagle takes the fox's cubs for food, and later the fox devours the eagle's fledglings after they fall from the burning nest.
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