Motif
grief transformed into water
grief_transformed_into_water
A motif of the Lament, Mourning, and Tragic Recognition family, within the sub-family Tears, Transformation, and Memorialization. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11457-11570 confidence: high
Hyrie, mother of Cycnus, grieves over her son's transformation and is changed into a lake.
Hyrie pines with grief over Cycnus and is changed into a lake named for her.
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12858-12942 confidence: high
The fable synopsis says Egeria is changed into a fountain after Numa's death; Hippolytus is killed when a sea-monster frightens his horses and becomes the god Virbius; Tages the Diviner arises from earth; Romulus' lance becomes a cornel-tree; Cippus becomes horned and chooses banishment to preserve liberty.
The synopsis says Egeria is inconsolable after Numa's death and is changed into a fountain; the narrative begins by showing her hidden mourning in a sacred grove.
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