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Motif

Corrective palinode after wronging a beloved figure

corrective_palinode_after_wronging_a_beloved_figure

A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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greek

  • Phaedrus Phaedrus / PHAEDRUS / INTRODUCTION.; lines 549-637 confidence: medium

    A modern Socrates describes domestic evils; Socrates or Archilochus would sing a palinode for Helen; then they would say there are two loves, higher/lower and mind/body.

    Socrates or Archilochus are said to have to sing a palinode for injustice done to lovely Helen.

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