Motif
craft success provoking murderous envy
craft_success_provoking_murderous_envy
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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The Mabinogion PEREDUR THE SON OF EVRAWC / GERAINT THE SON OF ERBIN / THE DREAM OF RHONABWY / PWYLL PRINCE OF DYVED; lines 7208-7299 confidence: high
Manawyddan makes fine leather shoes with gilded clasps; the other cordwainers lose business, grow envious, and agree to slay him, so he and Kicva set out back toward Dyved.
Manawyddan's fine shoes make the other cordwainers idle; they become envious and agree to kill him.
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