Motif
death by targeted vulnerable point
death_by_targeted_vulnerable_point
A motif of the Conditional Invulnerability and Hidden Weakness family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK IX. / BOOK X. / BOOK XI. / BOOK XII.; lines 336-354 confidence: high
Neptune laments Cygnus' death and asks Apollo to direct Paris' arrow against Achilles' heel; Achilles is slain.
Neptune asks Apollo to direct Paris' arrow against Achilles' heel, and Achilles is slain.
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