Motif
abusive feast as sign of disorder
abusive_feast_as_sign_of_disorder
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Odyssey ULYSSES IN THE HUT WITH EUMAEUS. / BOOK XV / BOOK XVI / ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS.; lines 7025-7122 confidence: high
Ulysses condemns the suitors and says he would rather die fighting in his own house than see strangers maltreated, women servants dragged about, wine drawn recklessly, and bread wasted.
Ulysses condemns the suitors for mistreating strangers and servants while drawing wine recklessly and wasting bread.
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