Motif
Conflict of kinship duties
conflict_of_kinship_duties
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE EIGHTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1128-1209 confidence: high
The billet has long been hidden and has preserved Meleager’s life; Althaea prepares flames but repeatedly pauses, while motherly and sisterly claims struggle within her.
Althaea is repeatedly shown wavering between the roles of mother to Meleager and sister to her slain brothers.
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