Motif
magical hunting aids that cannot fail
magical_hunting_aids_that_cannot_fail
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. 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 12340-12383 confidence: high
Some writers say she fled to Crete and Diana gave her an inescapable javelin and Laelaps; others say Minos gave them. She returned disguised as a huntress, demonstrated them, set a condition when her husband requested them, then revealed herself and gave the gifts.
The javelin is said to be inescapable and Laelaps is said to outrun every wild beast.
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