Evidence
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| Tradition | Source | Passage | Confidence | Evidence | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman | The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV | EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE THIRTEENTH.; lines 8540-8622 | high | Ulysses says descent and ancestors are scarcely one's own, notes Ajax's claim to Jove and his own descent from Jupiter and Mercury, and argues that personal merit rather than consanguinity should decide the spoils. | record |