Motif
infallible returning weapon with fatal consequences
infallible_returning_weapon_with_fatal_consequences
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Divine and Named Weapons. 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 12164-12245 confidence: high
“Whatever it is aimed at, it strikes; chance does not guide it when thrown, and it flies back stained with blood.”
The javelin strikes whatever it is aimed at, returns bloodstained, and Cephalus says it destroyed him and his wife.
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