Motif
bereaved father laments fallen son
bereaved_father_laments_fallen_son
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family. 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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Aeneidos LIBER X / PUBLI VERGILI MARONIS / AENEIDOS / LIBER XI; lines 8601-8728 confidence: high
Fame brings news of grief to Evander’s home; Arcadians seize funeral torches by old custom, a line of flames lights the road, Trojans join in mourning, women cry out, and Evander lies weeping and groaning over Pallas’ bier.
Evander falls on Pallas’ bier, weeps, laments his son’s early death, and wishes the funeral procession had brought him home instead.
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