Motif
sons avenge slain fathers
sons_avenge_slain_fathers
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THESEUS. / OEDIPUS. / THE SEVEN AGAINST THEBES. / THE EPIGONI.; lines 8979-9016 confidence: high
The Epigoni, sons of the slain heroes, resolve ten years later to avenge their fathers by a new expedition against Thebes.
The Epigoni are explicitly described as sons of slain heroes who resolve to avenge their fathers through a new expedition.
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