Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

Blood changes a plant's color

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A motif of the Death, Rebirth, 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 I-VII BOOK I. / BOOK II. / BOOK III. / BOOK IV.; lines 313-336 confidence: medium

    The summary names the tale of Pyramus and Thisbe, whose blood turns the mulberry from white to black, and the discovery of Mars and Venus's intrigues through information from the Sun.

    The blood of Pyramus and Thisbe turns the mulberry from white to black.

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