Motif
mother's lament for slain and unburied son
mother_s_lament_for_slain_and_unburied_son
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Aeneid of Virgil BOOK EIGHTH / THE EMBASSAGE TO EVANDER / BOOK NINTH / THE SIEGE OF THE TROJAN CAMP; lines 6015-6072 confidence: high
Euryalus' mother laments that he left her, lies in a strange land as prey to dogs and birds, lacks her funeral care, and asks either the Rutulians or the lord of heaven to kill her.
Euryalus' mother laments that her son lies in a strange land, without her funeral care, and perhaps exposed to dogs and birds.
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