Motif
animal groups locked in destructive conflict
animal_groups_locked_in_destructive_conflict
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare 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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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING / THE STAG IN THE OX-STALL / THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL / THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT; lines 1415-1424 confidence: high
"The Dolphins quarrelled with the Whales" and soon began fighting with one another.
Two collective animal groups quarrel and fight in a fierce battle that does not seem near an end.
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