Motif
warning to avoid a dangerous hero
warning_to_avoid_a_dangerous_hero
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Causes of War. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE TAKING OF OECHALIA / THE PHOCAIS / THE MARGITES / THE CERCOPES; lines 8328-8340 confidence: medium
Their mother, a daughter of Memnon, tells them to keep clear of Black-bottom, glossed as Heracles.
The mother of the Cercopes warns them to keep clear of Heracles.
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