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Literary notes about Scion (AI summary)

In literature, “scion” is most often used to denote a descendant born into a noble or storied lineage, a figure whose heritage imbues them with both honor and expectation. Ancient epics evoke the term to highlight heroic bloodlines and divine ancestry—as seen in texts like Táin Bó Cúalnge [1] and repeatedly throughout the Mahabharata [2, 3, 4, 5]—while classical works such as Cicero’s treatises [6] and Byron’s poetic meditations [7] use it to underscore the weight of familial legacy. In these contexts, the word not only establishes an individual’s connection to illustrious ancestors but also serves as a metaphor for the enduring influence of cultural and historical identity, whether celebrating heroic feats or lamenting the fall of once-great dynasties [8, 9].
  1. "Ne'er for Ulster's weal doth aim Lugaid's son, Casruba's scion; b Such is how he acts to men: Whom he stabs not he incites!
    — from The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Táin Bó Cúalnge
  2. “Krishna said, ‘O scion of the race of Madhu!
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1
  3. O heroic scion of Kuru’s race, alms also are not now obtainable here as easily as before.
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1
  4. And the illustrious scion of Bhrigu’s race, by means of his swift arrows annihilated the Kshatriya tribe one and twenty times.
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1
  5. Then thou wilt get, O scion of Bharata’s race!
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1
  6. A right kingly sentiment this and worthy a scion of the Aeacidae.
    — from De Officiis by Marcus Tullius Cicero
  7. Scion of chiefs and monarchs, where art thou?
    — from Childe Harold's Pilgrimage by Baron George Gordon Byron Byron
  8. When far away upon a barbarous strand, In fight unequal, by an obscure hand, Fell the last scion of thy brood of Kings!
    — from Poems, with The Ballad of Reading Gaol by Oscar Wilde
  9. ghter on that best of kings, viz., Samvarana, the scion of a race of world-wide fame.
    — from The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 1

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