Motif
concealed bodily mark exposed by nature
concealed_bodily_mark_exposed_by_nature
A motif of the Recognition Tokens and Identity Proofs 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. / BOOK THE ELEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6103-6154 confidence: high
Midas hides the ears with a purple turban; his hair-cutting servant sees them, digs into the ground, whispers the secret into the earth, covers it, and leaves silently.
Midas hides the ass's ears; the servant buries the secret in the earth; reeds grow and repeat the secret in the wind.
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