Motif
Blinded cannibal monster pursuing escaped voyagers
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A motif of the Threshold Guardian 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 VIII-XV BOOK THE FOURTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10788-10883 confidence: high
A blinded giant rages around Aetna, searches the woods, reaches into the sea with blood-stained arms, curses Greeks, and wishes to devour Ulysses or his companions.
The giant is deprived of his eye, rages after the escape, and is associated with eating human companions.
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