Motif
violent revelation by body part token
violent_revelation_by_body_part_token
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Recognition Tokens and Identity Signs. 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 I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 10354-10448 confidence: high
Philomela appears with hair disordered by the murder and throws the bloody head of Itys in his father's face, wishing she could speak her deserved joy.
Philomela reveals the murder by throwing Itys's bloody head in Tereus's face.
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