Valmiki 's Ramayana: In Valmiki 's Ramayana and Kamban 's Tamil epic Ramavataram, Sita is said to have been discovered in a furrow in a ploughed field, believed to be Sitamarhi in Mithila region of present - day Bihar, and for that reason is regarded as a daughter of Bhūmi Devi (the goddess earth). She was discovered, adopted and brought up by Janaka, king of Mithila and his wife Sunaina.
which mythological figures adopted and raised by a king of mithila
Sita Sita