Ancient Wisdom Atlas

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

  • 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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