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|Has | |Has Motif=Humiliation; Deception of would-be lover; Gullible (would-be) lover; Imprisonment; Murder; Violent punishment; (Threat of) bodily mutilation; Suicide; Blindness; Biblical narrative; Deceitful woman | ||
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Samson, the hero with superhuman strength, famous for wrestling a lion with his bare hands and singlehandedly defeating the Philistine army, is betrayed by his lover. He reveals to her that the secret to his strength is his hair, and she cuts it off in his sleep. The Philistines take advantage of his weakness and capture Samson. He is blinded and dragged to their victory banquet, and made a laughingstock. After a time, Samson asks to be taken to lean against the pillars that support the roof, and as his strength returns, he pulls them down with his bare hands, killing many of the gathered Philistines and himself. | Samson, the hero with superhuman strength, famous for wrestling a lion with his bare hands and singlehandedly defeating the Philistine army, is betrayed by his lover. He reveals to her that the secret to his strength is his hair, and she cuts it off in his sleep. The Philistines take advantage of his weakness and capture Samson. He is blinded and dragged to their victory banquet, and made a laughingstock. After a time, Samson asks to be taken to lean against the pillars that support the roof, and as his strength returns, he pulls them down with his bare hands, killing many of the gathered Philistines and himself. | ||
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HumiliationDeception of would-be loverGullible (would-be) loverImprisonmentMurderViolent punishment(Threat of) bodily mutilationSuicideBlindnessBiblical narrativeDeceitful woman
Samson
Samson, the hero with superhuman strength, famous for wrestling a lion with his bare hands and singlehandedly defeating the Philistine army, is betrayed by his lover. He reveals to her that the secret to his strength is his hair, and she cuts it off in his sleep. The Philistines take advantage of his weakness and capture Samson. He is blinded and dragged to their victory banquet, and made a laughingstock. After a time, Samson asks to be taken to lean against the pillars that support the roof, and as his strength returns, he pulls them down with his bare hands, killing many of the gathered Philistines and himself.
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| Nishimura (2001), Steinmetz (1999) |
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| Samson appears in the following manuscripts |
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