Motif
Wound healed by the one who inflicted it
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Healing and Provision. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome THE EPIGONI. / ALCMAEON AND THE NECKLACE. / THE HERACLIDAE. / THE SIEGE OF TROY.; lines 9417-9512 confidence: high
Telephus' incurable wound is explained by an oracle as curable only by the wounder; he is healed by Achilles and agrees to guide the Greeks to Troy.
The oracle says only the one who inflicted Telephus' wound can cure it, and Achilles heals him.
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