Motif
full-moon nocturnal rite with triple gestures
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A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family Timed Prayer, Fasting, and Devotion. 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 EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11039-11121 confidence: high
After the Moon becomes full, Medea goes out at midnight barefoot and alone, turns three times toward the stars, sprinkles her hair three times with stream water, gives three yells, kneels, and begins her prayer.
The rite begins after the Moon becomes full; Medea acts at midnight and performs three turns, three sprinklings, and three yells before prayer.
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