Motif
universal mutability of forms
universal_mutability_of_forms
A motif of the Shapeshifter and Transformation family, within the sub-family Cosmic Mutability of Forms. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 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 speaker says he cannot believe that anything lasts long under the same form and cites the decline from the golden age to the iron age and changes in the lot of places.
The speaker explicitly states that nothing lasts long under the same form and then lists transformations in ages, places, land, sea, rivers, waters, islands, and rocks.
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