Motif
orphaned child deprived by the father’s death
orphaned_child_deprived_by_the_father_s_death
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.
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greek
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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20909-20966 confidence: high
The speaker says an only child remains without fatherly help or defense, then imagines the orphan losing friends, property, food, and social care.
The child Astyanax is imagined as losing protection, inheritance, social standing, and daily sustenance after his father’s death.
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