Motif
priestess violated, captured, and killed
priestess_violated_captured_and_killed
A motif of the Betrayal and Violated Trust family, within the sub-family Treacherous Assaults and Killings. 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. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 9093-9130 confidence: medium
Cassandra was Apollo's priestess, was ravished by Ajax Oileus, became Agamemnon's captive, and was slain by Clytemnestra.
Cassandra is identified as Apollo's priestess and is described in sequence as ravished, made captive, and slain.
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