Motif
hero mourns sacrificed beloved and place-name preserves memory
hero_mourns_sacrificed_beloved_and_place_name_preserves_memory
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Grief Imagery and Song. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
japanese
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Japanese Fairy Tales THE JELLY FISH AND THE MONKEY / THE QUARREL OF THE MONKEY AND THE CRAB / THE WHITE HARE AND THE CROCODILES / THE STORY OF PRINCE YAMATO TAKE; lines 6128-6233 confidence: medium
At Usui Toge, Yamato Take looks over the land toward the distant sea, cries out for his wife, and the passage says Azuma commemorates his words and her death.
Yamato Take cries out for his wife from Usui Toge, and the passage says Azuma commemorates his words and her death.
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