Comparative mythology corpus

Refusal Of Kingship Through Voluntary Exile

1 appearances across 1 tradition groups.

Evidence

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TraditionSourcePassageConfidenceEvidenceRecord
Roman The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books VIII-XV BOOK THE FIFTEENTH. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 13198-13289 high Cippus develops horn-like growths on his forehead; augurs say he will be chosen king if he enters Rome; he chooses banishment, is honored with a horned bronze statue, and is later discussed with rationalizing comparisons to natural horn-like excrescences. record