Motif
Jealous rival kills beloved youth
jealous_rival_kills_beloved_youth
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Jealousy and Rivalry. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9771-9861 confidence: high
Fable summary: Polyphemus, jealous of Acis who loves Galatea, kills him with a hurled rock; Acis’s blood becomes a river bearing his name.
The fable summary says Polyphemus, jealous of Acis because of Galatea, kills the youth with a rock.
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