Motif
Goat-form of Dionysus as tree-god attribute
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A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Animal Forms, Hybrids, and Boundaries. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
comparative
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The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) The Golden Bough: A Study in Comparative Religion (Vol. 2 of 2) / CONTENTS; lines 920-982 confidence: medium
Dionysus is introduced as represented sometimes as a goat and sometimes as a bull, with goat-form connected to goat-like minor divinities associated with him.
Frazer argues that Dionysus' representation as a goat belongs to his character as a tree-god, in line with goat-formed wood-spirits elsewhere.
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