Motif
prophetic power retained after metamorphosis
prophetic_power_retained_after_metamorphosis
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Oracles and Prophetic Agents. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome POMONA. / VERTUMNUS. / PALES. / PICUS.; lines 5865-5878 confidence: high
A myth says Picus was a beautiful youth united to the nymph Canens; Circe desired him, he rejected her, and she changed him into a woodpecker, in which form he retained prophecy.
Picus retains his prophetic powers after being changed into a woodpecker.
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