Motif
dutiful daughter supports ruined father
dutiful_daughter_supports_ruined_father
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2045-2065 confidence: high
Metra is explained as a dutiful daughter who supported her father after he ruined himself by luxury and extravagance.
The note explains the story as founded on Metra's care in supporting her father after his self-ruin.
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