Motif
dangerous retrieval test for rightful possession
dangerous_retrieval_test_for_rightful_possession
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. 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. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8540-8622 confidence: medium
Ajax proposes throwing Achilles' arms into the midst of the enemy and awarding them to the person who retrieves them.
Ajax proposes that the arms be placed among the enemy and that the one who recovers them should be adorned with them.
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