Motif
mourning interrupted or postponed for the meal
mourning_interrupted_or_postponed_for_the_meal
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. 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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The Odyssey BOOK II / BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV; lines 1663-1760 confidence: high
Pisistratus praises Menelaus’ understanding, asks to stop crying during supper, says morning will allow mourning, and names Antilochus as his dead brother, fleet and valiant.
Pisistratus urges that the company stop crying during supper and resume mourning rites in the morning; Menelaus agrees.
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