Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

age renewal through Medea's arts

age_renewal_through_medea_s_arts

A motif of the Death, Rebirth, and Transformation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


roman

  • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11325-11347 confidence: medium

    Most manuscripts read Tetheiâ/Thetide, but Burmann replaces it with Æetide, daughter of Æetes; the note argues that Bacchus would ask Medea, not Tethys, to renew the age of his nursing Nymphs after seeing Medea do so for Aeson.

    The passage notes Medea's renewal of Aeson's age and the proposed request to renew the age of Bacchus's nursing Nymphs.

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