Motif
fugitive city rebuilder gains veneration by slaying a ravaging animal
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A motif of the Culture Hero and Founder family, within the sub-family Founders, Migrations, and Conquest. 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 THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11772-11813 confidence: high
Megara/Alcathoë was founded by Lelex, nearly destroyed by Minos, rebuilt by Alcathoüs, who fled an accusation, killed a lion, and was venerated.
Alcathoüs flees to Megara, kills a lion laying waste the territory, rebuilds the city, and is highly venerated.
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