Motif
weak avenger against the strong
weak_avenger_against_the_strong
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Feud. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Aesop's Fables; a new translation THE BAT, THE BRAMBLE, AND THE SEAGULL / THE DOG AND THE WOLF / THE WASP AND THE SNAKE / THE EAGLE AND THE BEETLE; lines 4392-4426 confidence: high
The beetle warns the eagle not to touch the hare under its protection, but the eagle ignores the small beetle, seizes the hare, and eats her.
The beetle, described as small and ignored by the eagle, repeatedly avenges the hare by destroying the eagle's eggs; the stated moral generalizes this pattern.
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