Motif
golden fruit used to delay a pursuer or rival
golden_fruit_used_to_delay_a_pursuer_or_rival
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. 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. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5391-5474 confidence: high
The race begins; spectators encourage Hippomenes. Atalanta slackens at times. Hippomenes throws the first and second apples, and Atalanta is delayed by turning aside to pick up the shining fruit.
Hippomenes repeatedly throws golden apples; Atalanta turns aside to pick them up and loses time.
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