Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Blinding vengeance followed by animal transformation

blinding_vengeance_followed_by_animal_transformation

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

  • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK X. / BOOK XI. / BOOK XII. / BOOK XIII.; lines 357-370 confidence: medium

    After Troy is taken, Hecuba is carried to Thrace, tears out Polymnestor's eyes, and is afterwards changed into a bitch.

    Hecuba tears out Polymnestor's eyes and is afterwards changed into a bitch.

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