Murder

Motif hierarchy
Murder

Connected textual entities

Inset Story	Entity Type	Motif
Amantes	Inset Story	Accidental death Murder Suicide Death of lover Failed/rejected seduction Grief Mistaken or concealed identity
Amatores	Inset Story	Deceitful woman Familial relationships Murder Adultery Disposal of corpse Deception of would-be lover Death of lover Money in exchange for promise of sex Multiple lovers Failed/rejected seduction
Assassinus	Inset Story	Murder Orientalised setting Caves and underground spaces Religious conflict Islamophobia Assassination Islam Christianity
Filius	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Murder Adultery Gullible husband Orientalised setting Deceitful son Patricide Marriage Children Wise child Judgement
Fur et Luna	Inset Story	Deception Violent punishment Murder Riches Magic Theft Punishment for theft Beating
Gaza	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Familial duty Disposal of corpse Theft Punishment for theft Patricide Beheading Grief Mistaken or concealed identity
Holofernes	Inset Story	Biblical narrative Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Murder Deception of would-be lover Beheading
Medicus	Inset Story	Familial relationships Illness Medicine Illegitimacy Deceitful old man Murder
Mercator	Inset Story	Deception Deceitful woman Murder Adultery Gullible husband Suicide Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Rape Friendship Grief
Noverca	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Lesson: women’s cleverness and deceit Deception Deceitful woman Violent punishment Familial relationships Murder Gullible husband Riches Theft Punishment for theft Unjust execution Revenge Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Wicked stepmother/mother-in-law Marriage Children
Nutrix	Inset Story	Deception Familial relationships Deceitful old man Murder Deceitful old woman Riches Childbirth Pregnancy (Threat of) bodily mutilation Familial duty Mistaken or concealed identity Children Old woman Judgement Court of law
Parricida	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Illness Medicine Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Disposal of corpse Food and drink Deceitful son Patricide Age versus youth Boar
Polyphemus	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Illness Medicine Murder Riches (Threat of) bodily mutilation Cannibalism Disguise Magical beings (spirits, demons, djinn, witches) Magic Theft Punishment for theft Imprisonment Blindness Ring
Regina	Inset Story	Deception Violent punishment Murder Adultery Failed/rejected seduction Revenge Deceitful lover Evidence False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Dog Dwarf Judgement
Samson	Inset Story	Biblical narrative Gullible (would-be) lover Humiliation Deceitful woman Violent punishment Murder Suicide (Threat of) bodily mutilation Imprisonment Deception of would-be lover Blindness
Senes	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Violent punishment Familial relationships Murder Familial duty Disposal of corpse Patricide Imprisonment Impossible conditions Revenge Beating Age versus youth Dog Judgement Court of law
Spurius	Inset Story	Conversion to Christianity Father/son relationships Deception Deceitful woman Familial relationships Illegitimacy Murder Adultery Orientalised setting Patricide Imprisonment Revenge Religious conflict Islam Christianity Age versus youth Military conflict Mistaken or concealed identity
Thesaurus in puteo	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Deception Familial relationships Murder Riches Deceitful son Patricide
Turtures	Inset Story	Animal tale Violent punishment Murder Suicide Food and drink Bird Evidence Grief
Vadium	Inset Story	Chastity Deception Murder Riches Failed/rejected seduction Deceitful lover Evidence Identity object Ring Person concealed within a chest False evidence of unchastity/criminality Slander: wife falsely accused Clothes Member of Clergy
Viduae Filius	Inset Story	Father/son relationships Familial relationships Murder Rooster Bird Mother/son relationships Judgement
Virgilius	Inset Story	Deception Violent punishment Murder Riches Theft Mistaken or concealed identity
Voluptaria	Inset Story	Violent punishment Accidental death Murder Adultery Food and drink Imprisonment Revenge Cross dressing: woman in men’s clothes Cross dressing Woman tricked/coerced into sex Bathing Genitalia Rape Sword Military conflict Poison Gender play Judgement