Motif
Retaliatory violence after a slain kinsman
retaliatory_violence_after_a_slain_kinsman
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. 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. / BOOK THE TWELFTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7734-7787 confidence: high
The double-limbed Centaurs are inflamed at their brother's death, shout for arms, gain courage from wine, and hurl banquet vessels now turned to war and slaughter.
The Centaurs are described as inflamed at the death of their brother and immediately call for arms.
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