Motif
plague survival and repopulation from hidden refuges
plague_survival_and_repopulation_from_hidden_refuges
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Concealed Refuges and Flight from Catastrophe. 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 12164-12245 confidence: medium
The explanation says Aeacus’s subjects retreated into woods and caverns during a contagion and returned when it ceased.
Aeacus’s subjects or the Myrmidons are described as emerging from woods or caves after pestilence to repopulate a desolate island.
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