Motif
declining ages of metals and morality
declining_ages_of_metals_and_morality
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII BOOK THE FIRST. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 947-1039 confidence: high
The summary states that the Silver Age is less just and happy than the Golden Age, the Brazen Age is less virtuous, and the Iron Age reaches the height of wickedness.
The passage moves from Silver to Bronze to Iron, with increasing warfare, crime, greed, and loss of truth, honor, and piety.
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