Motif
seized honor leading to retaliatory kin-killing
seized_honor_leading_to_retaliatory_kin_killing
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 BOOK THE EIGHTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1067-1126 confidence: medium
The sons of Thestius tell the woman to lay the spoils down and not interfere with their honors; they take the present from her and the right of disposing of it from the donor.
After the trophy is taken from the recipient and donor, the warlike prince kills Plexippus and Toxeus, who are presented as brothers.
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