Motif
divine patrons pursued by hostile ruler
divine_patrons_pursued_by_hostile_ruler
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Messengers and Prophets. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8229-8324 confidence: medium
Plutarch's account is summarized: Pyreneus was hostile to learning, destroyed learning institutions, was said to have offered violence to the Muses, and died while pursuing them.
The explanatory passage reports that Pyreneus was said to have offered violence to the Muses and died pursuing them, with the episode linked to hostility against learning.
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