Motif
wealth gained abroad overshadowed by grief and loss
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A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Fate and Mortality. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Odyssey BOOK II / BOOK III / TELEMACHUS VISITS NESTOR AT PYLOS. / BOOK IV; lines 1561-1661 confidence: high
While Menelaus was travelling and acquiring riches, his brother was secretly and shockingly murdered through the perfidy of his wicked wife.
Menelaus recounts gaining great riches during travel but says his brother's murder, Troy's dead, and Odysseus' unknown fate make the wealth joyless.
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