Motif
Insatiable appetite as curse
insatiable_appetite_as_curse
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Pride, Greed, and Hubris. 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. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1882-1949 confidence: high
While asleep, Erisicthon dreams of food and vainly chews air; when awake, his desire for eating is outrageous and no quantity of food is enough for him.
After Famine's intervention, Erisicthon cannot be satisfied by food, and eating only increases his desire.
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