Motif
All-seeing guardian of a captive
all_seeing_guardian_of_a_captive
A motif of the Threshold Guardian family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 2225-2297 confidence: high
Juno, still afraid of Jupiter stealing Io, entrusts her to Argus son of Aristor; Argus has a hundred eyes, with two sleeping in turn while the rest keep watch, and always sees Io.
Argus has a hundred eyes and watches Io continuously, even when turned away.
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