Motif
destructive pride in conflict
destructive_pride_in_conflict
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Rage in Conflict and Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING / THE STAG IN THE OX-STALL / THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL / THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT; lines 1415-1424 confidence: medium
A Dolphin says they would rather keep fighting until all are killed than “be reconciled by a Sprat like you.”
The Dolphin says the fighters would rather continue until all are killed than accept reconciliation by the Sprat.
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