Motif
bereaved mother turns mourning into vengeance
bereaved_mother_turns_mourning_into_vengeance
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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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9323-9399 confidence: high
Hecuba sees Polydorus' body thrown up on the shore with wounds from Thracian weapons; the Trojan women cry out, Hecuba is stunned, studies the body and wounds, and prepares herself for vengeance.
Hecuba discovers her son's wounded body, mingles rage with mourning, deceives Polymnestor, and blinds him.
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