Motif
Hydra-like recurrence of corruption
hydra_like_recurrence_of_corruption
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Moral Causality and Consequence. 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 Republic BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV.; lines 13923-14069 confidence: high
"they are in reality cutting off the heads of a hydra"
Repeated petty legislation against frauds and wrongs is compared to cutting off the heads of a hydra, implying a recurring problem not solved at its source.
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