Motif
Broken horn transformed into an abundance vessel
broken_horn_transformed_into_an_abundance_vessel
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container 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 EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE NINTH.; lines 2152-2232 confidence: high
Acheloüs changes into a furious bull and renews the fight; the Tirynthian seizes his horns, fixes them in the ground, throws him down, and tears away one horn from his forehead.
The horn torn from Acheloüs is filled with fruit and flowers, consecrated by Naiads, enriches Plenty, and carries autumn produce.
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