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Motif

self-killing with the beloved's weapon

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A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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1 traditions

roman

  • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FOURTH.; lines 6033-6130 confidence: high

    Thisbe fixes the sword-point beneath her breast and falls on the sword, which is still wet with Pyramus's blood.

    Thisbe falls upon the sword that is still reeking with Pyramus's blood.

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