Motif
companions lost through folly
companions_lost_through_folly
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall 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 The Odyssey / PREFACE TO FIRST EDITION; lines 113-185 confidence: high
The embedded translation says the man did not save his company: they perished through folly after devouring the oxen of Helios Hyperion, and the god took away their day of returning; it again addresses the goddess daughter of Zeus.
The embedded translation says the companions were not saved and perished through the blindness of their own hearts.
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