Motif
instrument of victory becomes instrument of control
instrument_of_victory_becomes_instrument_of_control
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE OLD MAN AND DEATH / THE MISER / THE FOXES AND THE RIVER / THE HORSE AND THE STAG; lines 5046-5058 confidence: medium
“I can only do so if you let me put a bridle in your mouth and mount on your back.” The Horse agrees.
The bridle and mounting enable the Horse and man to drive out the Stag, but the same arrangement leads to the man’s mastery over the Horse.
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