Motif
Celestial road to the gods' residence
celestial_road_to_the_gods_residence
A motif of the Ascent and Heavenly Journey 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 I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1091-1191 confidence: high
The Milky Way is the high white road to Jupiter's palace; deities dwell around it, the gods sit in the marble assembly hall, and Jupiter's gesture makes earth, seas, and stars tremble.
The Milky Way is described as a visible white road leading to Jupiter's palace, with divine residences along it.
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