Motif
inhuman or elemental birth accusation
inhuman_or_elemental_birth_accusation
A motif of the Miraculous Child and Sacred Birth family, within the sub-family Unusual Conception, Sacred Birth, and Fertility. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE FIFTH BATTLE AT THE SHIPS; AND THE ACTS OF AJAX. / BOOK XVI. / ARGUMENT / THE SIXTH BATTLE, THE ACTS AND DEATH OF PATROCLUS; lines 15278-15360 confidence: medium
Patroclus calls Achilles unpitying and says he must not have been born from a tender goddess or amorous hero, but formed by rugged rocks and raging seas in a storm.
Patroclus rhetorically claims Achilles was not born from human or divine tenderness but from rugged rocks and raging seas.
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