Motif
Aerial divine errand in a dragon-drawn chariot
aerial_divine_errand_in_a_dragon_drawn_chariot
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1882-1949 confidence: medium
Ceres instructs Oreas to go to a bleak region of Scythia where Hunger dwells and gives her the chariot and dragons to guide aloft.
Ceres gives Oreas a chariot with dragons to travel through the air to Famine's remote dwelling.
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