Motif
love as wound, fire, and divine weapon
love_as_wound_fire_and_divine_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family Lovesickness and Longing. 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 3413-3483 confidence: high
The draft shifts away from the word “sister” and speaks as a lover; the letter names Byblis, describes bodily signs of love, mentions tears, kisses, a wounded heart, a raging fire within, and a struggle against Cupid’s weapon.
The letter describes the lover’s condition through a wounded heart, a grievous wound in the soul, a raging fire within, and Cupid’s weapon.
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