Motif
resistance to a god’s rites
resistance_to_a_god_s_rites
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Idolatry and False Gods. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5656-5760 confidence: medium
The note identifies Acrisius as king of Argos and says he refused to admit Bacchus or his rites within the gates of his city.
Acrisius is described as refusing to admit Bacchus or his rites within the gates of his city.
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