Motif
Birth before metamorphosis
birth_before_metamorphosis
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation 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 4858-4949 confidence: medium
The fable summary identifies Myrrha, daughter of Cinyras and Cenchris; describes her incestuous passion, attempted hanging, nurse’s intervention and stratagem, father’s pursuit, flight, birth of Adonis, and transformation into a tree.
The fable summary says Myrrha is delivered of Adonis before being transformed into a tree.
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