Motif
Fire-breathing animal trial
fire_breathing_animal_trial
A motif of the Initiation and Transformative Ordeal family. 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 BOOK IV. / BOOK V. / BOOK VI. / BOOK VII.; lines 379-400 confidence: high
Jason, aided by Medea, conquers fire-breathing bulls, sows serpent teeth that produce armed men, lulls a dragon to sleep, and recovers the Golden Fleece.
Jason must conquer bulls that breathe flames.
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