Motif
fatal disregard of flight warning
fatal_disregard_of_flight_warning
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS. / PERSEUS.; lines 6834-6902 confidence: high
During the flight, Icarus forgets the warning not to approach the sun; the wax melts, he falls into the sea, and drowns.
Icarus forgets Daedalus' instruction not to go near the sun; the wax melts, and he falls into the sea and drowns.
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