Motif
ritual object turned weapon
ritual_object_turned_weapon
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Cosmic and Supernatural Combat. 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: high
The note describes the thyrsus as a staff carried by Bacchus, Satyrs, and Bacchanalians, sometimes topped with pine, ivy, vine leaves, grapes, or berries, and says Bacchus could conceal an iron point in it as a weapon.
The note says Bacchus converted thyrsi into weapons by concealing an iron point in the leafy head.
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