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Motif

shared tomb for dead lovers

shared_tomb_for_dead_lovers

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 says death alone could tear Pyramus from her, and asks both sets of parents to allow the lovers, joined by love and final moments, to be buried in the same tomb.

    Thisbe petitions the parents for a single tomb, and the remains from the funeral pile are placed in the same urn.

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