Motif
Family reunion after mourning
family_reunion_after_mourning
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY. / RETURN OF THE GREEKS FROM TROY.; lines 10487-10546 confidence: high
Odysseus goes to Laertes and finds him on a country estate digging up a young olive-tree, dressed humbly and marked by grief.
Laertes has long mourned Odysseus as lost; Odysseus reveals himself, and the father rejoices intensely.
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