Comparative mythology corpus

Miraculous Abundance By Transforming Touch

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE THIRTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 9677-9769 medium During the siege of Troy, Greeks send Palamedes to Delos for food and take Anius's daughters as hostages; the daughters escape and are said to be transformed by Bacchus into doves. The note also mentions a story that they transformed everything they touched into wine, corn, and oil, and gives rationalizing explanations. record