Comparative mythology corpus

Golden Fruit Used To Delay A Pursuer Or Rival

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 5391-5474 high The race begins; spectators encourage Hippomenes. Atalanta slackens at times. Hippomenes throws the first and second apples, and Atalanta is delayed by turning aside to pick up the shining fruit. record