Motif
kinship roles inverted by taboo union
kinship_roles_inverted_by_taboo_union
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Family and Kinship Order. 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 4858-4949 confidence: high
Myrrha imagines leaving her country, desiring contact with Cinyras, confusing family roles, and fearing snake-haired Sisters who threaten guilty minds with torches.
Myrrha imagines becoming rival of her mother, harlot of her father, sister of her son, and mother of her brother.
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