Comparative mythology corpus

Bird Arising From City Flames As Name Explanation

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 11563-11661 medium The note says the heron arising from Ardea's flames is a poetic explanation of the bird's Latin name, possibly suggested by resemblance to ardeo, meaning to burn. record