Motif
miraculous abundance by transforming touch
miraculous_abundance_by_transforming_touch
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Saintly Miracle and Holy Power. 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 BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9677-9769 confidence: medium
During the siege of Troy, Greeks send Palamedes to Delos for food and take Anius's daughters as hostages; the daughters escape and are said to be transformed by Bacchus into doves. The note also mentions a story that they transformed everything they touched into wine, corn, and oil, and gives rationalizing explanations.
The story says the daughters of Anius transformed everything they touched into wine, corn, and oil.
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