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Motif

love extending into the realm of death

love_extending_into_the_realm_of_death

A motif of the Sacred Love and Longing family, within the sub-family United in Death. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

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1 traditions

greek roman

  • Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome SILVANUS. / TERMINUS. / CONSUS. / LIBITINA.; lines 5915-5938 confidence: medium

    Libitina presided over funerals and was identified with Venus, possibly because love was thought to extend to the realms of death.

    Libitina is identified with Venus, with the suggested reason that love was thought to extend even to death.

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