Motif
waters dried by cosmic heat
waters_dried_by_cosmic_heat
A motif of the Flood, Fire, and Cosmic Renewal family, within the sub-family Cosmic Dissolution and Final Destruction. 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 I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND.; lines 2844-2893 confidence: high
The passage attributes the black hue of the Æthiopians to this event, says Libya is dried by heat, and describes Nymphs lamenting springs and lakes.
Springs, lakes, rivers, and the Nile are described as lamented, smoking, burning, boiling, fleeing, or becoming empty channels.
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