Motif
Abandoned wounded hero in isolation
abandoned_wounded_hero_in_isolation
A motif of the The Hero's Journey family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8455-8538 confidence: high
Ajax says the son of Poeas was exposed on Lemnos through their guilt, is concealed in sylvan caves, moves the rocks with groans, and wishes Ulysses the punishment he deserves.
Philoctetes is described as exposed on Lemnos, concealed in woodland caves, broken by disease and famine, and surviving apart from the army.
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