Motif
parental lament for a dead hero
parental_lament_for_a_dead_hero
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 20781-20906 confidence: high
Hector's mother first sees him, tears her grey hair, casts off regal veils, and shrieks over his fate.
Hector's mother and father publicly mourn him; Priam wishes he could have held Hector at death, and Hecuba laments his transformation into a corpse.
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