Motif
forbidden desire for a parent
forbidden_desire_for_a_parent
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Forbidden and Transgressive Love. 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 4951-5033 confidence: high
Myrrha sighs deeply at mention of her father. The nurse suspects love, embraces her, says she understands Myrrha is in love, and promises her father will not know.
The passage establishes that Myrrha’s grief and desire are directed toward her father and are described as unlawful or impious.
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