Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

safe elevation preserves prey from predator

safe_elevation_preserves_prey_from_predator

A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Predation, Pursuit, and Prey Defenses. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE STAG AND THE VINE / THE LAMB CHASED BY A WOLF / THE ARCHER AND THE LION / THE WOLF AND THE GOAT; lines 3649-3658 confidence: medium

    A Wolf sees a Goat browsing on scanty herbage at the top of a steep rock and is unable to get at her.

    The Goat is above the Wolf on a steep rock, and the Wolf cannot get at her unless she comes down.

    read in the book