Comparative mythology corpus

Nursed Protector Grows Into Destructive Ruler

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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Greek The Republic The Republic / THE REPUBLIC / INTRODUCTION AND ANALYSIS.; lines 4623-4685 medium The people nurse a protector into greatness; from this root the tree of tyranny springs. The Lycaean fable says tasting human flesh among victims turns one into a wolf, and the protector who tastes human blood becomes a wolf, that is, a tyrant. record