Motif
long life without youth becomes a burden
long_life_without_youth_becomes_a_burden
A motif of the Immortality Without Renewal family, within the sub-family Time and Old Age as Inescapable Adversaries. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FOURTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10542-10617 confidence: high
The Sibyl says she pointed to a heap of dust and asked for as many birthdays as it had particles, but forgot to ask for vigorous youth.
The Sibyl asks for many birthdays measured by dust particles but forgets to ask for youth, leading to extreme age and bodily diminishment.
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