The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones. - Northrop Frye

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Northrop Frye: "The metaphor of the king as the shepherd of his people goes back to ancient Egypt. Perhaps the use of this particular convention is due to the fact that, being stupid, affectionate, gregarious, and easily stampeded, the societies formed by sheep are most like human ones."

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Affectionate	Ancient	Back	Convention
Easily	Egypt	Fact	Formed
Goes	Gregarious	Human	King
Metaphor	Most	Ones	Particular
People	Perhaps	Sheep	Shepherd
Societies	Stampeded	Stupid

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