Crying Allusions, Definition, Citation, Reference, Information - Allusion to Crying


  1. Bokim Hebrew toponym: ‘Weepers’ Israelites bewail their wrong doings. [O.T.: Judges 2:1–5]
  2. Heraclitus the weeping philosopher; melancholic personality. [Gk. Phil.: Hall, 98]
  3. Mary Magdalene tearfully washes Christ’s feet. [N.T.: Luke 7:37–38]
  4. Niobe weeps when her children are slain, even after Zeus turns her to stone. [Gk. Myth.: RHDC]
  5. Rachel weeping for her children Israel, for children slain by order of Herod. [N.T.: Matthew 2:16–18]
  6. tears of Eos dewdrops; teardrops shed for slain son. [Gk. Myth.: Brewer Dictionary, 1065]