Comparative mythology corpus

Jealous Surveillance Of A Spouse

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 12386-12480 high The fable summary says Procris, jealous of Cephalus, goes to the forest to surprise him; he hears rustling in the thicket, thinks it is a wild beast, throws the javelin she had given him, and kills her. Phocus then asks what fault there is in the javelin. record