Motif
Divine gift of extended life
divine_gift_of_extended_life
A motif of the Immortality Without Renewal 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 BOOK THE FOURTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10620-10708 confidence: medium
The note says Ovid represents the various Sibyls as the same person and accounts for her prolonged existence by saying Apollo granted her life lasting many ages.
Apollo is said to have granted the Sibyl life lasting many ages.
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