Infant exposure

The motif of infant exposure is a recurring theme in mythology, especially among hero births.
Some examples include:

Sargon, King of Agade - Exposed to the river.
Moses - Exposed in a vessel made of reeds on the river.
Karna - Exposed to the river.
Xuanzang - Exposed to the river on a wooden plank. The historical person he is based on never suffered such a fate.
Oedipus - Exposed in the mountains.
Paris - Exposed at the top of Mount Ida.
Telephus - Exposed on Mount Parthenion.
Perseus - Boxed and cast into the sea with his mother, Danaë.
Gilgamesh - Thrown from the acropolis.
Romulus and Remus - Exposed in a tub to the Tiber River.
Siegfried - Exposed in a glass vessel to the river.

Following the exposure, the infants are commonly reared by wild animals or adopted by lowly country folk, such as shepherds, before reaching maturity.
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