Motif
betrayer destroyed by own treachery
betrayer_destroyed_by_own_treachery
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Mirrored Retribution. 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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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE OLD WOMAN AND THE DOCTOR / THE MOON AND HER MOTHER / MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN / THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LION; lines 1202-1219 confidence: high
The Fox whispers to the Lion: "I'll manage that you shall get hold of the Ass ... if you'll promise to let me go free."
The Fox betrays the Ass to save himself, but the Lion kills the Fox before eating the Ass.
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