Motif
beacon fire guiding vessels
beacon_fire_guiding_vessels
A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light 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 EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6507-6591 confidence: high
Ancient lighthouses had night torches or fires kept burning to guide vessels.
The lighthouse note states that torches or fires were kept burning by night to guide vessels.
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