Motif
betrayal for a second reward
betrayal_for_a_second_reward
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family Reward, Marriage, and Wager Betrayals. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES / THE MARRIAGE OF CEYX / THE GREAT EOIAE; lines 4886-4903 confidence: high
Battus lives on top of a rock, hears the heifers, comes out, knows the cattle are stolen, and asks for a reward to tell no one.
Battus first asks for a reward to remain silent, then accepts a robe in exchange for revealing the cattle.
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