Motif
low-status mediator rejected by powerful combatants
low_status_mediator_rejected_by_powerful_combatants
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Champion Combat and Duel. 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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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE WOLF IN SHEEP'S CLOTHING / THE STAG IN THE OX-STALL / THE MILKMAID AND HER PAIL / THE DOLPHINS, THE WHALES, AND THE SPRAT; lines 1415-1424 confidence: high
The battle is fierce and prolonged; a Sprat steps in and tries to persuade them to stop fighting and make friends.
The Sprat attempts to reconcile the fighting Dolphins and Whales, but a Dolphin rejects mediation specifically because it comes from a Sprat.
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