Motif
love makes the powerful vulnerable
love_makes_the_powerful_vulnerable
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE PIG AND THE SHEEP / THE GARDENER AND HIS DOG / THE RIVERS AND THE SEA / THE LION IN LOVE; lines 4297-4320 confidence: high
Because he is so much in love, the Lion readily agrees to the removal of his teeth and nails.
The Lion agrees to lose his teeth and nails because he is much in love, and this loss enables the cottager to expel him.
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