Motif
animal attributes as martial weaponry
animal_attributes_as_martial_weaponry
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TWELFTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7789-7876 confidence: medium
Dorylas is described with temples covered by a wolf's skin and with real ox horns reddened by much blood that serve as a cruel weapon.
Dorylas wears wolf skin and has bloodied ox horns that function as a cruel weapon.
read in the book →