Motif
divine-made equipment linked to the hero's death by fire
divine_made_equipment_linked_to_the_hero_s_death_by_fire
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Cursed and Fatal Objects. 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. / BOOK THE TWELFTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8336-8395 confidence: medium
Achilles has been burned; he is now ashes that would not fill a little urn, but his glory lives and can fill the whole world.
The same divine power is associated with both arming Achilles and burning him; the footnote identifies Vulcan, God of Fire, as maker of the armor.
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