Motif
accidental death by received weapon
accidental_death_by_received_weapon
A motif of the Death Attributed to Fate or Destiny family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK IV. / BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII.; lines 379-400 confidence: high
Cephalus receives from Procris a dog and a javelin; the dog and a fox are changed into stone, and the javelin inadvertently causes Procris's death.
A javelin received from Procris inadvertently causes Procris's death.
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