Comparative mythology corpus

Ritual Object Turned Weapon

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 5656-5760 high The note describes the thyrsus as a staff carried by Bacchus, Satyrs, and Bacchanalians, sometimes topped with pine, ivy, vine leaves, grapes, or berries, and says Bacchus could conceal an iron point in it as a weapon. record