Motif
Revenge cycle within kinship and marriage alliances
revenge_cycle_within_kinship_and_marriage_alliances
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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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome OEDIPUS. / THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES. / THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE.; lines 9018-9107 confidence: high
Alcmaeon returns from the Theban expedition, resolves to avenge Amphiaraus on Eriphyle for bribery and betrayal, kills her, and leaves with Harmonia's necklace and veil.
The narrative begins with Alcmaeon's revenge for Amphiaraus, continues with Phegeus's sons avenging Arsinoe, and ends with Calirrhoe's sons avenging Alcmaeon.
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