Motif
grief-driven death at a beloved’s tomb
grief_driven_death_at_a_beloved_s_tomb
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. 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. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9446-9543 confidence: high
According to Dictys, Philostratus, and Hyginus, Polyxena grieves Achilles, returns to the Greek camp, leaves at night, and stabs herself at Achilles’ tomb; Achilles’ ghost later tells Apollonius that she killed herself rather than survive her intended husband.
One account says Polyxena, grieving Achilles and unable to survive him, stabbed herself at his tomb.
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