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Fatherhood
Abraham progenitor of a host of nations. [O.T.: Genesis 17:3–6]
first man and progenitor of humanity. [O.T.: Genesis 5:1–5] great god of Celts; father of Danu. [Celtic Myth.: Parrinder, 68; Jobes, 405] embittered by the death of his young son, neglects his daughter. [Br. Lit.: Dombey and Son] deprives himself of his wealth in order to ensure good marriages for his two daughters. [Fr. Lit.: Balzac Pere Goriot in Magill I, 271] dead for sixteen years, he is allowed to return from Heaven for a day, and attempts to please the daughter he had never seen. [Hung. Drama: Molnar Liliom in Magill I, 511] fathered fifty children, among them Hector, Paris, Troilus, and Cassandra. [Gk. Lit.: Iliad] pious dairyman concerned with marrying off his seven beautiful daughters. [Yid. Lit.: Tevye’s Daughters; Am. Musical: Fiddler on the Roof in On Stage, 468] the first man; the father of mankind. [Polynesian Legend: How the People Sang the Mountains Up, 85] “Father of the gods and men”; had many legitimate and illegitimate children. [Gk. and Rom. Myth.: Benét, 1115; Bulfinch, Ch. I] Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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