Motif
guarded golden apples as treasure or marvelous produce
guarded_golden_apples_as_treasure_or_marvelous_produce
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Hidden Treasures and Their Recovery. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7298-7393 confidence: medium
Atlas’s golden apples are explained as possibly gold mines guarded by armed men and dogs, valuable-fleeced sheep, or oranges, lemons, and other fruits of hot climates.
Atlas is said to guard golden apples, which the passage explains as mines, valuable fleeces, or fruits of hot climates.
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