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Motif

abandoned beloved's self-destruction

abandoned_beloved_s_self_destruction

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions

roman

  • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FOURTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10312-10415 confidence: high

    Dido receives Aeneas in her home and affection; on a pile raised under pretext of sacred rites she falls on a sword.

    Dido receives Aeneas in affection and later falls on a sword after his departure.

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