Motif
Abandoned suffering hero in a cave with decisive weapons
abandoned_suffering_hero_in_a_cave_with_decisive_weapons
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8455-8538 confidence: high
Ajax wishes Ulysses had not joined the expedition, saying then Philoctetes, son of Pœas, would not have been exposed on Lemnos and now lies hidden in sylvan caves, groaning and wishing against Ulysses.
Ajax describes Philoctetes as abandoned on Lemnos, hidden in sylvan caves, suffering disease and famine, while possessing Hercules' arrows destined for Troy's destruction.
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