Motif
Rejected love causing bodily diminishment
rejected_love_causing_bodily_diminishment
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE NAIADES. / DRYADES, OR TREE NYMPHS. / NYMPHS OF THE VALLEYS AND MOUNTAINS. / NAPAEAE AND OREADES.; lines 5415-5467 confidence: high
Echo, a mountain nymph, loves Narcissus, son of the river-god Cephissus; rejected, she pines away until only her voice remains, repeating sounds in hills and dales.
Echo is rejected by Narcissus and grieves until only her voice remains; Narcissus later suffers unrequited self-love and wastes away.
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