Motif
widow’s lament for the fallen husband
widow_s_lament_for_the_fallen_husband
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Mourning Kin. 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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The Iliad ARGUMENT. / BOOK XXII. / ARGUMENT. / THE DEATH OF HECTOR.; lines 20909-20966 confidence: high
The speaker laments a shared unhappy fate, addresses the ghost of her dead husband, says he has gone to the dismal realms, and calls herself abandoned and alone.
A wife addresses her dead husband, names her own desolation, and mourns the consequences of his death.
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