Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

fatal poisoned garment

fatal_poisoned_garment

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


greek

  • Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745; lines 4158-4264 confidence: medium

    Meleager's eyes shine with fire, he slays the Calydonian boar, and Apollo kills him with arrows; Deianeira is linked with a poisoned robe holding doom.

    Deianeira is associated with a poisoned robe that holds black doom.

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