Motif
deadly marriage race
deadly_marriage_race
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome HECATE. / SELENE (LUNA). / ARTEMIS (DIANA). / ARCADIAN ARTEMIS.; lines 2881-2924 confidence: high
News of Atalanta's courage in the boar-hunt leads her father to acknowledge her; urged to choose a husband, she requires suitors to outrun her, and defeated suitors are killed by her lance.
Atalanta will marry only the man who outruns her, while defeated suitors die by her lance.
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