Motif
poisoned revenge gift disguised as love charm
poisoned_revenge_gift_disguised_as_love_charm
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Rejection and Revenge. 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2235-2321 confidence: high
The fable synopsis recounts Hercules entrusting Deïanira to Nessus, Nessus’ attempted abduction and death by arrow, the blood-dipped tunic, Deïanira sending it because of Iole, Hercules’ torment, Lychas’ transformation into rock, the funeral pile, Philoctetes’ torch, and Jupiter’s translation of Hercules to the gods.
The dying Nessus gives Deïanira his blood-dipped tunic, claiming it will prevent Hercules’ infidelity; the tunic later torments Hercules.
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