Motif
Twin birth revealing rival paternity
twin_birth_revealing_rival_paternity
A motif of the Sacred Twins and Sibling Pairs family. 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 VIII-XV BOOK XV. / BOOK THE EIGHTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 728-812 confidence: medium
The explanation gives rationalized accounts: Pasiphae loves Taurus, Daedalus acts as confidant, twins resemble Minos and Taurus, funeral games for Androgeus create enslaved captives, Taurus wins and treats Athenians harshly, and the captives live in servitude.
The rationalizing account says Pasiphae bears twins, one resembling Minos and one resembling Taurus.
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