Motif
immortality experienced as lamentation
immortality_experienced_as_lamentation
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Fate and Mortality. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome OCEANUS. / NEREUS. / PROTEUS. / GLAUCUS.; lines 3469-3487 confidence: medium
Glaucus is represented floating on billows, covered with mussels, sea-weed, and shells, with beard and long hair, and bewailing immortality.
Glaucus is represented as bitterly bewailing his immortality.
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