Motif
Consolatory comparison of bereaved parents
consolatory_comparison_of_bereaved_parents
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. 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 Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXIV. / ARGUMENT. / THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR.; lines 22976-23120 confidence: high
Achilles recounts Niobe, whose six sons and six daughters are slain by Apollo and Cynthia after her boast against Latona's line is punished by divine wrath.
Achilles explicitly uses Niobe's grief as an example for Priam, urging him to remember other parents' grief and mitigate his own.
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