Motif
Moral decline through loss of a guardian
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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 Republic BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII.; lines 20493-20627 confidence: medium
The timocratic man despises riches when young but is increasingly attracted to them with age because of an avaricious nature and lack of single-minded virtue.
The timocratic character is said to become attracted to riches after losing the best guardian, identified as philosophy tempered with music.
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