Motif
cave-dwelling monstrous race
cave_dwelling_monstrous_race
A motif of the Otherworld and Enchanted Realm 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10032-10109 confidence: high
The Cyclops are described as lawless, pastoral, cave-dwelling, monstrous one-eyed beings, considered original inhabitants of Sicily by Thucydides and said to be offspring of Neptune because their origin was unknown or sea-borne.
The Cyclops are lawless, monstrous, one-eyed pastoral beings dwelling in mountain caves.
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