Motif
loss of heirs extinguishing household continuity
loss_of_heirs_extinguishing_household_continuity
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Iliad THE BREACH OF THE TRUCE, AND THE FIRST BATTLE. / BOOK V. / ARGUMENT. / THE ACTS OF DIOMED.; lines 5684-5812 confidence: high
Tydides kills Xanthus and Thoon, the only heirs of Phaenops, and then tears two sons of Priam from their shared chariot, taking their horses and chariot to the ships.
The deaths of Xanthus and Thoon leave Phaenops without heirs, sending his wealth to strangers and erasing his line's name.
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