Motif
insatiable hunger leading to self-consumption
insatiable_hunger_leading_to_self_consumption
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.
3 occurrences
2 traditions
roman (2) · greek roman (1)
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1951-2042 confidence: high
The father’s appetite consumes his paternal estate; only his daughter remains, and he sells her because of want.
The father’s hunger consumes his estate and provisions and finally turns him to tearing and eating his own body.
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1951-2042 confidence: high
Erisicthon's appetite diminishes his estate; after swallowing down his estate into his paunch, only his daughter remains, and he sells her under want.
Erisicthon's hunger consumes his estate and finally drives him to tear and eat his own body.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome PALLAS-ATHENE (MINERVA). / MINERVA. / THEMIS. / VESTA.; lines 1869-1876 confidence: high
Eresicthon, son of Triopas, angers Demeter by cutting down her sacred groves, and she punishes him with constant insatiable hunger.
Eresicthon's hunger is constant and insatiable, exhausts his possessions, and ends with him devouring his own limbs.
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