Motif
magical cauldron of renewal
magical_cauldron_of_renewal
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family, within the sub-family Nourishing, Healing, and Renewing Vessels. 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 I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SEVENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11123-11206 confidence: high
A brazen cauldron boils with roots, seeds, flowers, juices, stones, sand, moonlit frost, owl parts, entrails of a wolf that changes into human form, water-snake slough, stag liver, and crow parts.
A boiling cauldron containing many rare ingredients renews a dry olive branch, greens the ground, and is central to the rejuvenation procedures.
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