Motif
sacred mountain associated with ecstatic rites
sacred_mountain_associated_with_ecstatic_rites
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Mountains, Sacred Peaks, and Mountain Powers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 5762-5793 confidence: medium
Footnote 96 identifies Cithaeron as a Boeotian mountain famous for orgies of Bacchus.
Cithaeron is identified as a mountain famous for orgies of Bacchus.
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