Motif
boundary pillars at the end of the known route
boundary_pillars_at_the_end_of_the_known_route
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 NINTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2929-3006 confidence: high
Where the ocean terminates his conquests, Hercules raises two pillars on the shores to mark that he had been there and could proceed no farther.
Hercules raises two pillars on the shores where the ocean terminates his conquests, marking that he had been there and could go no farther.
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