Motif
pursuer becomes prey
pursuer_becomes_prey
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Mirrored Retribution. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE FARMER AND THE VIPER / THE TWO FROGS / THE COBBLER TURNED DOCTOR / THE ASS, THE COCK, AND THE LION; lines 3379-3394 confidence: medium
The Ass is elated and reasons that a Lion unable to face a Cock will be even less likely to stand against an Ass, so he pursues the Lion.
The Ass pursues the Lion, but the Lion turns upon him and eats him.
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