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Motif

dying spouse’s last invocation of beloved

dying_spouse_s_last_invocation_of_beloved

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions

roman

  • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6762-6840 confidence: high

    Ceyx thinks only of Halcyone, regrets her alone, rejoices that she is absent, and cannot locate his native shore through the storm.

    Ceyx repeatedly thinks of and names Halcyone while drowning and wishes his body to come before her.

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