Motif
first love before a deadly trial
first_love_before_a_deadly_trial
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. 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. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5309-5389 confidence: high
Atalanta regards Hippomenes kindly, is uncertain whether to wish for victory or defeat, and inwardly urges him to abandon an alliance stained with blood.
Atalanta, who has required deadly contests from suitors, becomes conflicted over Hippomenes and is described as smitten by Cupid for the first time.
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