Motif
ridiculed offspring defended by mother
ridiculed_offspring_defended_by_mother
A motif of the Sacred Feminine and Mother Goddess family. 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 MONKEY AS KING / THE THIEVES AND THE COCK / THE FARMER AND FORTUNE / JUPITER AND THE MONKEY; lines 1868-1878 confidence: high
The Monkey comes among the others carrying a baby monkey described as hairless, flat-nosed, and frightening in appearance.
The baby monkey is laughed at by the gods, and the Monkey responds by holding it close and defending its beauty.
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