Motif
Forbidden or mistaken opening of a container holding winds
forbidden_or_mistaken_opening_of_a_container_holding_winds
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Sealed Containers Releasing Winds and Evils. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE FOURTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10788-10883 confidence: high
Aeolus rules the Etrurian seas and confines winds in a leather bag; companions open it believing it gold, and the ship is driven back to Aeolus' harbor.
Companions cut open the fastenings of Aeolus' wind-bag, wrongly believing it contains gold, and the voyage is undone.
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