Motif
sacred or divine tree as personal emblem
sacred_or_divine_tree_as_personal_emblem
A motif of the World Axis and Sacred Center family, within the sub-family Divinized, Animate, and Wonder-Working Trees. 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. / EXPLANATION.; lines 1901-1990 confidence: high
The god says that since she cannot be his wife, she will be his tree, and assigns laurel to his hair, lyre, quiver, triumphal processions, the Capitol, and Augustus' gate-posts.
After the transformation, the god declares the laurel to be his tree and attaches it to his hair, lyre, quiver, and enduring foliage.
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