Motif
cunning weak figure confounds stronger rival
cunning_weak_figure_confounds_stronger_rival
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Animal Rivalries, Imitation, and Small-over-Large Victories. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Odyssey THE MEETING BETWEEN NAUSICAA AND ULYSSES. / BOOK VII / RECEPTION OF ULYSSES AT THE PALACE OF KING ALCINOUS. / BOOK VIII; lines 3496-3597 confidence: high
“Ill deeds do not prosper, and the weak confound the strong. See how limping Vulcan, lame as he is, has caught Mars who is the fleetest god in heaven.”
The gathered gods explicitly say that limping Vulcan has caught Mars, the fleetest god, and that the weak confound the strong.
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