Motif
Frenzied wandering in pursuit of an unattainable beloved
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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. 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 3485-3574 confidence: high
The daughter of Miletus loses understanding, tears her garments, beats her arms, raves openly about unlawful hopes, leaves home, follows her fleeing brother, and is compared to Ismarian Bacchanals as Bubasian matrons see her howling over fields.
Byblis raves, leaves her home, follows her fleeing brother, and wanders over fields and regions until collapse.
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