Motif
betrayal within marriage leading to royal murder
betrayal_within_marriage_leading_to_royal_murder
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Odyssey BOOK II / BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV; lines 1561-1661 confidence: high
Menelaus says his brother was secretly murdered through the perfidy of a wicked wife, that he takes no pleasure in his wealth, and that he wishes many who died at Troy were alive even if he had far less wealth.
Menelaus reports that his brother was secretly murdered through the perfidy of his wicked wife.
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