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marital fidelity tested by disguise

marital_fidelity_tested_by_disguise

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

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1 traditions

roman

  • The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12164-12245 confidence: high

    The fable summary states that Cephalus resists Aurora, tests Procris in disguise, reconciles with her, receives Diana’s dog and dart from her, and that the dog is turned to stone while hunting Themis’s beast.

    The fable summary says Cephalus returns in disguise to test whether Procris’s affection is sincere.

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