Motif
object origin through metamorphosis
object_origin_through_metamorphosis
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Metamorphic Origin Explanations. 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 3870-3916 confidence: high
The son of Atlas laughs, accuses the man of betraying him to himself, and turns his perjured breast into hard stone, later called the Touchstone.
The passage explains the origin of a stone called the Touchstone from the transformation of the old man.
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