Motif
aition through dedicated object and place-name
aition_through_dedicated_object_and_place_name
A motif of the Cosmic Origin and Creation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek
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The Argonautica INTRODUCTION / THE ARGONAUTICA / BOOK I / BOOK II; lines 2277-2362 confidence: high
The crew lands, honors Sthenelus’ tomb, pours drink offerings, sacrifices sheep, builds an altar to Apollo savior of ships, burns thigh bones, and Orpheus dedicates his lyre, explaining the place-name Lyra.
Orpheus dedicates his lyre, and the passage explains that the place therefore has the name Lyra.
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