Motif
vulnerable abandoned children
vulnerable_abandoned_children
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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1 traditions
greek
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The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 7079-7146 confidence: medium
All children in Plato's state are described as foundlings; the passage argues many would perish because children need families and a mother-child bond that nurses cannot replace.
The passage presents children born in the ideal state as foundlings who would likely perish without family care.
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