Motif
Fire as revenge against a rival bride and royal house
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A motif of the Sacred Fire and Divine Light family, within the sub-family Destructive and Weaponized Fire. 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 BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11584-11674 confidence: high
Jason gives the crown to Acastus, marries Glauce/Creüsa, and Medea goes to Corinth, leaves her sons in Juno’s temple, and burns Creon’s palace, killing Creon and his daughter.
Medea’s revenge includes burning Creon’s palace and, in another version, sending a combustible crown to Glauce.
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