Motif
cosmic or atmospheric mourning for a slain child
cosmic_or_atmospheric_mourning_for_a_slain_child
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. 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 EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9323-9399 confidence: medium
Aurora is afflicted by grief for Memnon, her son, whom she saw perish by Achilles' spear on the Phrygian plains.
Aurora's rosy morning color turns pale and the ether is covered with clouds when she sees Memnon's death.
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