Motif
rescued exposed infant adopted by royal household
rescued_exposed_infant_adopted_by_royal_household
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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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome HERACLES (HERCULES). / BELLEROPHON. / THESEUS. / OEDIPUS.; lines 8727-8823 confidence: high
The servant gives the infant to a shepherd of Polybus and falsely reports that the exposure order has been obeyed.
The servant spares the infant, the shepherd names him, and Polybus and Merope adopt him as their son.
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