Motif
false death report leading to mistaken mourning rites
false_death_report_leading_to_mistaken_mourning_rites
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10199-10275 confidence: high
Tereus returns to Progne, falsely reports Philomela's death, and Progne puts on black garments, erects a sepulchre, offers expiation to an imaginary shade, and laments.
Tereus tells Progne that Philomela has died, and Progne mourns, erects a sepulchre, and offers rites for an imaginary shade.
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