Motif
appeal to hostile divinity for death as relief
appeal_to_hostile_divinity_for_death_as_relief
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Death from Grief. 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. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2323-2391 confidence: medium
Hercules' blood hisses and boils with burning poison; he raises his hands to the stars, addresses the Daughter of Saturn, and asks that death end his agonies.
In extreme agony, Hercules addresses the Daughter of Saturn and says that death would be a gain to him.
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