Motif
fatal accusation leading to death by frightened horses
fatal_accusation_leading_to_death_by_frightened_horses
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family False Accusation and Fraud Exposed. 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 FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13198-13289 confidence: high
Phaedra's accusation and death are summarized in variant accounts; Theseus invokes Neptune; Neptune sends a sea monster; Hippolytus' horses take fright and he is killed by a chariot accident, with a rationalizing version also supplied.
The passage links Phaedra's accusation, Theseus' appeal to Neptune, a sea monster, frightened horses, and Hippolytus' death from the chariot.
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