Motif
punitive sword sent for suicide after incestuous pregnancy
punitive_sword_sent_for_suicide_after_incestuous_pregnancy
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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3576-3652 confidence: high
Æolus had six sons and gave them their sisters as wives; in Canace's case, pregnant by her brother Macareus, he sent her a sword for suicide.
Canace is said to be pregnant by her brother Macareus, and Æolus sends her a sword with which to put herself to death.
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