Motif
petrification as explanation of defeated rival's inactivity
petrification_as_explanation_of_defeated_rival_s_inactivity
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.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 7632-7661 confidence: medium
Phineus is said to have remained inactive through fear of Perseus, which was fabled as his transformation into stone.
Phineus' inactivity through dread of Perseus is said to have been fabled as transformation into stone.
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