Motif
foundation at an ancestral or sacred burial site
foundation_at_an_ancestral_or_sacred_burial_site
A motif of the Ancestor Rites and Feeding the Dead family, within the sub-family Tombs, Graves, and Ancestral Landscapes. 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH.; lines 12042-12141 confidence: medium
Myscelos thanks Hercules, sails over the Ionian sea, reaches the river Aesar, finds a mound covering Croton's sacred bones, founds walls on the appointed land, and names the city after Croton.
Myscelos founds the city near the mound covering Croton's sacred bones and transfers Croton's name to the city.
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