Motif
Ambush with a divine weapon
ambush_with_a_divine_weapon
A motif of the Divine Warrior and Sacred Combat family, within the sub-family Divine Aid in Battle. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE PRECEPTS OF CHIRON / THE GREAT WORKS / THE IDAEAN DACTYLS / THE THEOGONY; lines 2556-2655 confidence: high
Earth rejoices, hides Cronos in ambush, puts the jagged sickle in his hands, and reveals the whole plot.
Earth gives Cronos a jagged flint sickle and hides him in ambush before he attacks Heaven.
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