Motif
cure by the substance of the wounding weapon
cure_by_the_substance_of_the_wounding_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Healing Objects and Restorative Tokens. 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE TWELFTH.; lines 7529-7561 confidence: high
Telephus, son of Hercules and the Nymph Auge, was wounded by Achilles and, by oracle direction, cured with rust from the weapon that made the wound.
Telephus is wounded by Achilles and then cured by rust from the same weapon after oracle direction.
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