Motif
animal mark after faulty judgment
animal_mark_after_faulty_judgment
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning 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 VIII-XV BOOK THE ELEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6157-6253 confidence: medium
The explanation says Midas was stupid and ignorant, preferred Pan's music to Apollo's, received asses' ears, and later traditions offered explanations for the ears and for his death after drinking warm bullock's blood.
Midas' preference for Pan's music over Apollo's is followed by the story that a god gave him asses' ears.
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