| The monster is the fosterling of Hera in the Homeric hymn, and the bane of flocks and herds. |
| Thus he was not assigned to one upbringer only, but was in a manner everybody's fosterling. |
| Thankless fosterling, outlaw, slayer of your friend, thief of love, usurper of Nargothrond, captain foolhardy, and deserter of your kin. |
| Lie you down and sleep, my fosterling, for I have much to do in the hours of darkness. |
| Thus, then, my father, prospered the wickedness of Zinita, the head wife of Umslopogaas, my fosterling. |
| For know ye, that I am a fosterling of Domna the witch, and she taught me more than ever she taught you. |
