Motif
Venerated cult image with animal attribute
venerated_cult_image_with_animal_attribute
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Relics, Cult Images, and Sacred Stones. 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. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10987-11030 confidence: medium
The handmaid points out a snow-white marble statue of a youth carrying a woodpecker on its head, set in a hallowed temple and adorned with chaplets; she tells Macareus to learn the power of her mistress.
A youthful marble statue with a woodpecker on its head is placed in a hallowed temple, decorated with chaplets, and described as venerated.
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