Motif
primordial age of justice without law or punishment
primordial_age_of_justice_without_law_or_punishment
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Justice, Mercy, and Judicial Procedure. 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 THE METAMORPHOSES. / BOOK THE FIRST. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 872-944 confidence: high
The Golden Age is described as practicing faith and rectitude without avenger, laws, punishment, fear, threatening decrees on brazen tables, or dread of judges.
The Golden Age is described as practicing faith and rectitude without laws, punishment, fear, decrees, or dread of judges.
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