Motif
conquered giant pinned beneath volcanic mountain
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A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Monster, Demon, and Giant Slaying. 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 BOOK THE FIFTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8327-8418 confidence: high
Ancients explained Etna’s flames and earthquakes by saying the gods vanquished Typhoeus or Enceladus, threw Mount Etna on him, and his attempts to free himself caused fires and shocks.
The explanatory section describes the gods placing Mount Etna on a vanquished giant and explaining eruptions and earthquakes as his attempts to escape.
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