Motif
betrayal of a later husband to restore a first marriage
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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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The Iliad BOOK XXIV. / ARGUMENT. / THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE.; lines 23271-23326 confidence: medium
Helen married Deiphobus after Paris died, betrayed Deiphobus when Troy was taken, and was received again by Menelaus.
Helen betrays Deiphobus in order to reconcile herself to Menelaus, who receives her into favour.
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