Motif
violation of hospitality by murderous host
violation_of_hospitality_by_murderous_host
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Hospitality and Treatment of Strangers. 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 RHEA (OPS). / DIVISION OF THE WORLD. / THEORIES AS TO THE ORIGIN OF MAN. / THIRD DYNASTY--OLYMPIAN DIVINITIES.; lines 1259-1273 confidence: high
Lycaon, king of the Arcadians, is described as infamous for impiety; he doubts Zeus's divinity, ridicules the people, customarily kills trusting strangers, and resolves to murder Zeus.
Lycaon is said to kill strangers who trust his hospitality and plans to murder Zeus as a guest.
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