Motif
parental supplication before a hero's fatal combat
parental_supplication_before_a_hero_s_fatal_combat
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 20363-20504 confidence: high
Hector's parents weep; his mother recalls nursing him and pleads that he stay within the walls, warning that his corpse may be left to vultures without funeral mourning.
Hector's parents plead with him to remain inside Troy and warn of the dishonored treatment of his corpse if he faces Achilles.
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