Motif
mistaken hunting kill of a child
mistaken_hunting_kill_of_a_child
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mistaken Killing and Remorse. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7033-7078 confidence: high
Euripides and Hyginus relate that Athamas slew his son while hunting; Apollodorus says he mistook him for a stag.
Athamas is said to have killed his son while hunting, with one account adding that he mistook him for a stag.
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