Motif
victor destroyed by lesser danger
victor_destroyed_by_lesser_danger
A motif of the Pride, Hubris, and Downfall family, within the sub-family Reversed Pursuit and Overthrown Strength. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE DOGS AND THE HIDES / THE LION, THE FOX, AND THE ASS / THE FOWLER, THE PARTRIDGE, AND THE COCK / THE GNAT AND THE LION; lines 4775-4790 confidence: high
The gnat buzzes off in triumph, later becomes entangled in a spider's web, and is caught and eaten by the spider.
After triumphing over the King of the Beasts, the gnat falls prey to what the passage calls an insignificant insect.
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