Motif
boundary marker as divine presence
boundary_marker_as_divine_presence
A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation 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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Fasti P. OVIDII NASONIS FASTORUM / LIBER I. / LIBER II. / NOTES:; lines 4308-4449 confidence: high
The Terminalia on the eighth day before the Kalends of March is said to have been instituted by Numa; Terminus, the boundary, is a stone or wooden post in the ground that represents the god.
Terminus is represented by a stone or wooden post placed in the ground.
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