Motif
valuable object induces betrayal and begins a revenge cycle
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A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Cursed and Fatal Objects. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3241-3332 confidence: high
Amphiaraüs foresees fatal Theban war, hides, is discovered when Eriphyle is gained by Adrastus's valuable necklace, joins the Argives, observes birds for augury, and dies; poetic accounts say the earth opened and swallowed him and his chariot.
Eriphyle reveals Amphiaraüs because of Adrastus's necklace; Alcmæon kills her, later gives the necklace to Alphesibæa, and is killed after seeking it back.
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