Motif
Disrupted wedding feast turns into combat
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A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTH.; lines 7664-7739 confidence: high
Fable argument: Phineus, formerly promised Andromeda, attacks Perseus; Perseus later shows the Gorgon head, petrifies Phineus and followers, takes Andromeda to Argos, petrifies Prœtus, and restores Acrisius.
The marriage-feast in Cepheus’ palace is transformed into a sudden armed tumult led by Phineus and his adherents.
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