Motif
Public exposure of divine sexual disgrace
public_exposure_of_divine_sexual_disgrace
A motif of the Trickster and Boundary Crosser family, within the sub-family Exposure, Judgment, and Punishment. 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. / BOOK THE FOURTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 6281-6383 confidence: medium
The Lemnian God opens ivory folding doors, admits the deities, the bound figures are seen disgracefully, and the gods laugh at the heavenly story.
A god opens doors to admit deities, bound figures are seen, and the gods laugh, making the event a famous heavenly story.
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