Motif
prophecy of a future city
prophecy_of_a_future_city
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Civic, Marriage, and Communal Signs. 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH.; lines 12042-12141 confidence: high
Hercules reaches the Lacinian shores with Iberian cattle, rests at Croton's dwelling, and says that in Croton's grandsons' time the place will be the site of a city.
Hercules tells Croton that in the time of Croton's grandsons the place will be the site of a city, and the narration says the promise was fulfilled.
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