Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

death by a weapon made partly from oneself or one's kind

death_by_a_weapon_made_partly_from_oneself_or_one_s_kind

A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE LION AND THE WILD ASS / THE MAN AND THE SATYR / THE IMAGE-SELLER / THE EAGLE AND THE ARROW; lines 2625-2635 confidence: high

    "the Arrow which kills me should be winged with an Eagle's feathers"

    The eagle laments that the arrow killing him is winged with eagle feathers.

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