Motif
failed management of divine or solar vehicle
failed_management_of_divine_or_solar_vehicle
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Pride, Greed, and Hubris. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3174-3264 confidence: high
The fable summary says Jupiter hurls thunder at Phaëton to save the universe from being consumed; the narrative says all things will perish unless he assists.
Phaëton is identified as driver of his father’s chariot; he is struck from it, the horses bolt, the chariot breaks apart, and his epitaph says he did not manage it but failed in a great attempt.
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