Motif
obstinate refusal of rescue or guidance
obstinate_refusal_of_rescue_or_guidance
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Rejected Counsel and Ignored Warnings. 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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Aesop's Fables; a new translation BROTHER AND SISTER / THE HEIFER AND THE OX / THE KINGDOM OF THE LION / THE ASS AND HIS DRIVER; lines 3737-3747 confidence: high
The ass suddenly leaves the track and rushes to the edge of a precipice, about to leap over it.
The ass persists at the precipice despite the driver’s attempt to pull it back from danger.
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