Motif
blood gives rise to beings or substances
blood_gives_rise_to_beings_or_substances
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
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7632-7661 confidence: high
Some conjecture that Pegasus and Chrysaor, the two horses produced from Medusa's blood, were really two ships in the harbor where Medusa was slain by Perseus and then seized by him.
Pegasus and Chrysaor are described as produced from Medusa's blood, and coral is also linked to Medusa's blood.
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