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Feral children, children who have lived from a young age without human contact, appear in mythological and fictional works, usually as human characters who have been raised by animals. Often their dual heritage is a benefit to them, protecting them from the corrupting influence of human society (Tarzan), or permitting the development and expression of their own animal nature (Enkidu), or providing access to the wisdom and lore by which animals survive in the wild (Mowgli). In most tales the child is lost (Tarzan) or abandoned (Romulus and Remus) before being found and adopted in a chance encounter with a wild animal. In some stories the child chooses to abandon human society (Where the Wild Things Are), or refuses to enter society altogether (Peter Pan). The child usually returns to civilization, but may decide to return again to life in the wild (Tarzan). In some cases they find themselves trapped between worlds, unable to enter entirely into either human society or animal society (Mowgli). ==In mythology and ancient literature== * Enkidu, raised by unspecified beasts, becomes the friend of the hero Gilgamesh. (see also Epic of Gilgamesh) * The brothers Romulus and Remus, raised by a she-wolf, become the founders of Rome. * Iranian šāhnāmeh "''The Book of Kings / The king of books''", introduces Zaal, the mythical hero of Iran, raised by Simurgh, a very large and wise bird which darkens the sky when flying, said to be related to the phoenix. * In Ibn Tufail's ''Hayy ibn Yaqdhan'', Hayy is raised by a gazelle on a desert island and becomes an autodidactic philosopher. * In Ibn al-Nafis' ''Theologus Autodidactus'', Kamil is also raised by animals on a deserted island, and becomes an autodidactic scientist and theologian. * According to American folklore, Pecos Bill was raised by coyotes. * In Greek mythology, Atalanta was raised by a she bear after her father abandoned her in a forest until the day she was found by kindly hunters. * In Mongolian Oirat mythology, the hero Jangar is taught to roar by a tiger, taught to hunt by an eagle, taught to run by antelope, suckled by she-wolves, and fed fruit by deer. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「List of fictional feral children」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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