Motif
ritual punishment through dismemberment
ritual_punishment_through_dismemberment
A motif of the Divine Judgment and Moral Reckoning family, within the sub-family Mirrored Retribution. 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. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND.; lines 2999-3129 confidence: medium
Orpheus is said to have been torn apart by Maenads on Hæmus; Cithæron is famous for Bacchus’ orgies, and Pentheus is said to have been torn apart by Maenads for slighting Bacchus’ worship.
Orpheus and Pentheus are both said to have been torn to pieces by Maenads; Pentheus’ death is linked to slighting Bacchus’ worship.
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