Motif
broken horn transformed into abundance object
broken_horn_transformed_into_abundance_object
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH.; lines 2068-2150 confidence: high
Achelous transforms into various shapes and at last into a bull; Hercules overcomes him and breaks off a horn; the Naiads fill the horn with autumn fruits, giving it the name Horn of Plenty.
The introductory argument states that Hercules breaks off Achelous's horn and that the Naiads fill it with autumn fruits, after which it is called the Horn of Plenty.
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