Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Intervening outsider urges an end to quarrel

intervening_outsider_urges_an_end_to_quarrel

A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE MAN AND THE IMAGE / HERCULES AND THE WAGGONER / THE POMEGRANATE, THE APPLE-TREE, AND THE BRAMBLE / THE LION, THE BEAR, AND THE FOX; lines 2527-2548 confidence: medium

    As their quarrel escalates, a Bramble pokes out from a neighboring hedge and says they should not quarrel.

    The Bramble intrudes from a neighboring hedge and tells the Pomegranate and Apple-tree not to quarrel.

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