Motif
Divine rescue of a pursued figure
divine_rescue_of_a_pursued_figure
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8912-8988 confidence: high
Alpheus speaks from his waves, asks where Arethusa is hastening, and pursues her as she flees unclothed from the riverbank.
Arethusa, pursued by Alpheus, prays to Dictynna, who conceals her with a cloud and later opens the ground for her escape route.
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