Motif
boastful lesser light humbled by extinction
boastful_lesser_light_humbled_by_extinction
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Comparative Boasts and Humbling. 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 JUPITER AND THE MONKEY / FATHER AND SONS / THE LAMP / THE OWL AND THE BIRDS; lines 1898-1928 confidence: high
The lamp, filled with oil and burning steadily, becomes proud and boasts that it shines more brightly than the sun.
The lamp boasts that it outshines the sun, but a small wind extinguishes it and it must be relit by another.
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