Motif
Refusal to praise an enemy because of remembered kin-slaying
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. 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. / BOOK THE TWELFTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8260-8334 confidence: medium
The Pylian says he hates Tlepolemus' father as an enemy; Hercules overthrew Messene, Elis, and Pylos, brought sword and flames into his home, and killed eleven of the twelve sons of Neleus, leaving only the speaker.
The Pylian states that one does not commend an enemy and explains his silence about Hercules by recalling the deaths of his brothers and the destruction of his home.
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