Motif
protector transformed into tyrant
protector_transformed_into_tyrant
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Usurpation and Corrupted Protectors. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Republic BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII. / BOOK VIII.; lines 21563-21745 confidence: high
“This and no other is the root from which a tyrant springs; when he first appears above ground he is a protector.”
The political champion first appears as a protector and then becomes a tyrant through civic bloodshed, exile and return, bodyguard acquisition, and absolute rule.
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