Motif
Contest of song between mortals and goddesses
contest_of_song_between_mortals_and_goddesses
A motif of the Storytelling and Narrative as Sacred Power 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. / BOOK THE FIFTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8101-8206 confidence: high
The nine sisters challenge the Thespian Goddesses to a contest of voice and skill, set withdrawal from springs or plains as the wager, and choose Nymphs as judges who swear by rivers and sit on natural rock seats.
The nine sisters challenge the Thespian Goddesses to compete in voice and skill, with Nymphs as judges and territorial stakes.
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