Motif
power reversed by circumstance
power_reversed_by_circumstance
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Reversed Pursuit and Overthrown Strength. 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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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE MOON AND HER MOTHER / MERCURY AND THE WOODMAN / THE ASS, THE FOX, AND THE LION / THE LION AND THE MOUSE; lines 1222-1238 confidence: medium
A lion asleep in his lair is awakened by a mouse running over his face; he seizes it with his paw and is about to kill it.
The lion first has power over the mouse, but later needs the mouse's aid when trapped.
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