Comparative mythology corpus

Human Couple Transformed Into Trees

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 1592-1674 medium The fable summary states that Jupiter and Mercury, disguised as humans, are refused by neighbors but welcomed by Philemon and Baucis; the gods reward them with a temple-priesthood transformation, change them into trees, submerge the impious village as a lake, and Acheloüs relates Proteus' changes. record