Motif
rise and fall of cities under time
rise_and_fall_of_cities_under_time
A motif of the Sacred Time and Ritual Cycle family, within the sub-family World Ages and Historical Cycles. 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 VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12474-12561 confidence: medium
The speaker says there are more changes than he can recount and applies change to nations and cities, citing Troy, Sparta, Mycenae, Thebes, and Athens as fallen or reduced to ruins, stories, or names.
The passage describes Troy, Sparta, Mycenae, Thebes, and Athens as changed from former greatness to ruin, contempt, story, or name.
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