Motif
music enchanting animals and trees
music_enchanting_animals_and_trees
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Magic Through Speech and Name. 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. / BOOK THE TENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 4104-4203 confidence: high
"he charmed lions and tigers, and made even the trees sensible of the melodious tones of his lyre"
Orpheus charms lions, tigers, trees, and later attracts creatures, rocks, and trees by music.
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