Motif
death pollution transmitted through spouse
death_pollution_transmitted_through_spouse
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Purification and Pollution. 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. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7108-7175 confidence: medium
Juno is said to consider Halcyone polluted by the distant and still-unknown death of her husband Ceyx.
Juno considers Halcyone polluted by the death of Ceyx even though the death is distant and unknown to her.
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