Motif
Metamorphosis into enduring mourning landmark
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Tears, Transformation, and Memorialization. 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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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXIV. / ARGUMENT. / THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR.; lines 22976-23120 confidence: high
Niobe herself becomes a rock by heaven's will; on Sipylus she stands as a monument of woe, with tears or a rill flowing forever.
Niobe becomes a rock on Sipylus, a monument of woe from which tears continue to flow.
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