Motif
intercessory persuasion for a lover
intercessory_persuasion_for_a_lover
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Bride Contest and Suitor Trials. 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 11663-11721 confidence: high
The old woman says she loves the addressee, urges her to despise a common alliance, choose Vertumnus as partner, and take the speaker as surety for him.
The old woman speaks on behalf of Vertumnus, asks the addressee to imagine him present, and says he pleads through her lips.
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