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Classical Mythology and Ancient History > metamorphoses ~ classical mythology > metamorphoses of female persons into water, air, or other elements > Byblis changed into a fountain: after looking for Caunus everywhere, Byblis at last lies down, bathed in tears, and is changed into a fountain (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 663)

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97HH2Byblis changed into a fountain: after looking for Caunus everywhere, Byblis at last lies down, bathed in tears, and is changed into a fountain (Ovid, Metamorphoses IX 663)  

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  • air
  • ancient history
  • Byblis
  • Caunus
  • classical antiquity
  • elements
  • fountain
  • history
  • man
  • metamorphosis
  • mythology
  • Ovid, Metamorphoses 09
  • river-god
  • searching
  • transformation
  • water
  • weeping

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