Motif
envy leads to self-harming abandonment of livelihood
envy_leads_to_self_harming_abandonment_of_livelihood
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Envy, Jealousy, and Rivalry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE ESCAPED JACKDAW / THE FARMER AND THE FOX / VENUS AND THE CAT / THE CROW AND THE SWAN; lines 3196-3207 confidence: high
“A Crow was filled with envy on seeing the beautiful white plumage of a Swan,” and thought it came from the water where the swan bathed and swam.
Because of envy, the crow leaves the altars where he had food and relocates to water, after which he dies of hunger.
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