Motif
Self-composed epitaph before death
self_composed_epitaph_before_death
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST; lines 9018-9053 confidence: high
Homer remembers the oracle, understands that the end of his life has come, composes his own epitaph, slips in a clayey place, falls on his side, dies on the third day, and is buried in Ios.
Homer perceives that his end has come and composes his own epitaph before slipping, falling, and dying.
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST; lines 9018-9053 confidence: high
Homer remembers the oracle, perceives that the end of his life has come, composes his own epitaph, slips in a clayey place, falls on his side, and dies on the third day after.
Upon perceiving that his end had come, Homer composes his own epitaph before his fatal fall and burial.
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