Motif
deity worshipped in animal form
deity_worshipped_in_animal_form
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12667-12779 confidence: medium
The lake or grove at Ammon contains the fountain called the water of the Sun, whose temperature changes through day and night; Jupiter was worshipped nearby in ram form.
Jupiter is said to have been worshipped near the lake of Ammon under the form of a ram.
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