Motif
deceptive love charm becomes fatal poison
deceptive_love_charm_becomes_fatal_poison
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Rejection and Revenge. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE ARGONAUTS. / STORY OF THE GOLDEN FLEECE. / PELOPS. / HERACLES (HERCULES).; lines 8266-8323 confidence: high
The dying Nessus seeks revenge and tells Deianeira to preserve blood from his wound as a charm against losing Heracles' affection.
Nessus presents his blood as a charm to preserve Heracles' affection, but when Deianeira uses it on the robe it becomes the cause of Heracles' torment.
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