Motif
fatal gift weapon
fatal_gift_weapon
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.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12386-12480 confidence: medium
The fable summary says Procris, jealous of Cephalus, goes to the forest to surprise him; he hears rustling in the thicket, thinks it is a wild beast, throws the javelin she had given him, and kills her. Phocus then asks what fault there is in the javelin.
The weapon that kills Procris is identified as the javelin she had formerly given to Cephalus.
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