Comparative mythology corpus

Enduring Or Conjugal Affection Represented By Birds

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 7178-7276 medium After the deaths of Dædalion and Chione, Ceyx consults Apollo’s oracle at Claros and is shipwrecked on his return; Halcyone dies of grief or throws herself into the sea, and the pair are said to become birds identified with kingfishers and conjugal affection. record