Motif
Sacred waters as contest stake and oath medium
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A motif of the Curse, Blessing, and Performative Sacred Speech family, within the sub-family Witness, Proof, Ordeal, and Cosmic Oaths. 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. / BOOK THE FIFTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 8101-8206 confidence: medium
The nine sisters challenge the Thespian Goddesses to a contest of voice and skill, set withdrawal from springs or plains as the wager, and choose Nymphs as judges who swear by rivers and sit on natural rock seats.
The challengers propose withdrawal from sacred springs as a wager, and the judging Nymphs swear by rivers.
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