Motif
Violent suitor kills rival or beloved figure
violent_suitor_kills_rival_or_beloved_figure
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Jealousy and Rivalry. 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 BOOK X. / BOOK XI. / BOOK XII. / BOOK XIII.; lines 357-370 confidence: medium
In Sicily, Galatea tells Scylla how Polyphemus courted her and slew Acis; Glaucus, changed into a sea deity, appears.
Galatea relates that Polyphemus courted her and slew Acis.
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