Motif
grieving animals at a hero's death
grieving_animals_at_a_hero_s_death
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Natural Mourning. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR. / BOOK XXIII. / ARGUMENT.; lines 21344-21448 confidence: high
The hero addresses the Greeks, says his immortal horses came from Ocean's god through Peleus, declines to race because Patroclus is dead, and describes the horses as grieving with their manes trailing in the sand.
The immortal horses are said to share human grief after Patroclus' death.
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