Motif
concealed bodily mark revealed by nature
concealed_bodily_mark_revealed_by_nature
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. 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 conceals the ears and veils his temples with a purple turban.
Midas hides the ass ears; the servant buries the secret in the earth, but reeds grow and repeat it in the wind.
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