Motif
Lament for the fallen hero
lament_for_the_fallen_hero
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Lament for the Fallen Warrior. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 25618-25679 confidence: medium
The note says Astyanax's fate after Troy's capture was to be thrown from a tower by Ulysses, while Andromache bewailed her infant son.
Helen's speech lamenting Hector is highlighted, and Andromache is also described as bewailing her infant son in the Astyanax note.
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