Motif
Aged ruler foresees the ruin of house and city
aged_ruler_foresees_the_ruin_of_house_and_city
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20224-20361 confidence: high
Priam says Jove has placed him to drain fortune's bitter cup and foresees heroes slain, his bed overturned, daughters ravished, Troy burned, infants killed, and himself dying in his hall while dogs lick his gore.
Priam imagines his heroes slain, daughters violated, city burned, infants killed, and himself dying in his royal hall.
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