Motif
Disgrace mistaken for honor
disgrace_mistaken_for_honor
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family. 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 FOX AND THE GRAPES / THE GOOSE THAT LAID THE GOLDEN EGGS / THE CAT AND THE MICE / THE MISCHIEVOUS DOG; lines 987-999 confidence: high
The dog is very proud of the bell and struts about while it tinkles.
The dog mistakes the bell for a mark of distinction, while the old dog identifies it as a badge of disgrace; the moral generalizes this as notoriety mistaken for fame.
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