Motif
erotic flame amid heroic action
erotic_flame_amid_heroic_action
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. 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 BOOK THE EIGHTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 985-1065 confidence: medium
Meleager sees Atalanta, sighs for her, catches a latent flame, says her future husband will be happy, and then turns to the contest.
Meleager sees Atalanta during the hunt assembly, catches a latent flame, and speaks of her future husband before the contest resumes.
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