Motif
Bacchic epiphany through sound, scent, and vine growth
bacchic_epiphany_through_sound_scent_and_vine_growth
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6752-6853 confidence: high
The daughters continue work and despise the god; unseen tambourines, pipe, horn, and brass sound, fragrances appear, and their webs, cloth, threads, and warp become ivy, vines, shoots, branches, and grapes.
Unseen instruments, fragrant myrrh and saffron, and the sudden emergence of ivy, vines, and grapes signal the god’s presence and punishment.
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