Motif
fatal gift delivered by an unsuspecting messenger
fatal_gift_delivered_by_an_unsuspecting_messenger
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family Fatal and Deceptive Gifts. 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 EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2323-2391 confidence: high
Deianira sends the garment dyed with Nessus' blood to restore Hercules' love, gives the fatal gift to unsuspecting Lichas, and Hercules unknowingly puts the venomous garment on his shoulders.
Deianira, not knowing what she gives, entrusts the fatal garment to unsuspecting Lichas for delivery to Hercules.
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