Motif
renamed concealed immortal under divine protection
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A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Rescue and Protection. 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. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12944-13014 confidence: high
The son of Apollo restores life through remedies and herbs against Pluto's will; Cynthia hides Hippolytus, ages and disguises him, renames him Virbius, and settles him in a grove under her protection.
Cynthia hides Hippolytus, changes his appearance, renames him Virbius, places him in a grove, and he lives concealed as one of the lower gods.
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