Motif
Supplication restrained by social caution
supplication_restrained_by_social_caution
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Odyssey BOOK IV / BOOK V / BOOK VI / THE MEETING BETWEEN NAUSICAA AND ULYSSES.; lines 2794-2880 confidence: high
Ulysses debates whether to clasp Nausicaa’s knees as a suppliant or entreat her from a distance, and chooses the distant appeal.
Ulysses considers clasping Nausicaa’s knees as a suppliant but decides to plead from a distance to avoid offending her.
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