Motif
parental vengeance for dead child
parental_vengeance_for_dead_child
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Guilt. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11676-11770 confidence: high
Ægeus' joy is disturbed as Minos prepares war; strongest in parental resentment, he seeks to avenge his son Androgeus and crosses the sea with a fleet for auxiliaries.
Minos' war preparations are driven by resentment as a parent and by the wish to avenge Androgeus' death.
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