Motif
marvellous plant or grass causes transformation
marvellous_plant_or_grass_causes_transformation
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Transformative Magic and Enchantment Reversal. 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10111-10175 confidence: high
Fish placed on the grass began to move and leap on land as if in the sea, then returned to the waves.
Fish revive after touching the grass, and the speaker transforms after chewing its juice.
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