Motif
animal associated with prophecy
animal_associated_with_prophecy
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Animal and Bird Omens. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome POMONA. / VERTUMNUS. / PALES. / PICUS.; lines 5865-5878 confidence: high
Picus is represented as a youth with a woodpecker on his head, and the bird is thereafter regarded as prophetic.
The woodpecker becomes regarded as possessing the power of prophecy.
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