Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

divine retaliation through love magic

divine_retaliation_through_love_magic

A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Vengeance and Blood Guilt. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


roman

  • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1815-1899 confidence: high

    Apollo, proud after subduing Python, mocks Cupid’s use of the bow and contrasts his own arrows against beasts, enemies, and Python with Cupid’s torch-born flames.

    Cupid retaliates for Apollo’s mockery by using two arrows to produce desire in Apollo and aversion in Daphne.

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