Motif
Selective preservation and removal of children
selective_preservation_and_removal_of_children
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Infant Killing, Dynastic Persecution, and Sparing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Republic BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV. / BOOK V.; lines 15847-15992 confidence: high
Officers take offspring of good parents to the pen or fold with nurses; inferior or deformed offspring are put away in a mysterious unknown place to keep the guardians’ breed pure.
Offspring of approved parents are taken to nurses, while inferior or deformed offspring are put away in an unknown place.
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