Motif
beautiful youth with untimely death
beautiful_youth_with_untimely_death
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Fate and Mortality. 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 Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 25487-25616 confidence: medium
The note states that Troilus is named once in the Iliad and that his youth, beauty, and untimely end interested later poets.
The note identifies Troilus’ youth, beauty, and untimely end as the basis for later poetic interest.
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