Motif
transformative waters
transformative_waters
A motif of the Sacred Waters and Passage Through Water family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
2 occurrences
1 traditions
roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12389-12472 confidence: high
The waters of Ammon freeze at midday and warm at sunrise and sunset; Athamanis kindles wood under the waning moon; a Ciconian river petrifies entrails and touched things; the Crathis and Sybaris make hair amber- or gold-colored.
Multiple springs, rivers, and lakes are said to alter bodies, substances, minds, habits, or states of consciousness.
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12667-12779 confidence: high
Notes mention petrifying streams, the Crathis and Sybaris changing color, hardiness, and hair of drinkers or animals, and refer to Salmacis and Clitorian spring.
Multiple waters are described as changing bodily qualities, judging drinkers, destroying matter, or changing a bather into a bird.
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