Motif
Ritual lament for a named figure
ritual_lament_for_a_named_figure
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Ritual and Funerary Practice. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE GREAT EOIAE / THE MELAMPODIA / AEGIMIUS / FRAGMENTS OF UNKNOWN POSITION; lines 5025-5104 confidence: medium
Urania bears Linus, a lovely son; singers and harpers bewail and call on Linus at feasts and dances.
Singers and harpers bewail Linus at feasts and dances and call on him at beginnings and endings.
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