Motif
decline through successive metallic ages
decline_through_successive_metallic_ages
A motif of the World Ages and Cosmic Decline 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 BOOK THE FIRST. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 947-1039 confidence: high
The fable heading summarizes a decline from Silver Age to Brazen Age to Iron Age, with decreasing justice and virtue and increasing wickedness.
The passage moves from Silver to Brass to Iron Ages, with each stage marked by reduced virtue and increased violence or crime.
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