Motif
grieving mother turns to vengeance for a murdered child
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. 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. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9323-9399 confidence: high
Hecuba goes to the shore for water and sees Polydorus's body thrown up on the shore with wounds made by Thracian weapons.
Hecuba discovers Polydorus's wounded body, transforms grief into rage, deceives Polymnestor, and blinds him.
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