Motif
Ancestral royal vessel in heroic feasting or care
ancestral_royal_vessel_in_heroic_feasting_or_care
A motif of the Sacred Vessel and Container family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek
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The Iliad THE NIGHT-ADVENTURE OF DIOMED AND ULYSSES. / BOOK XI. / ARGUMENT / THE THIRD BATTLE, AND THE ACTS OF AGAMEMNON.; lines 11533-11638 confidence: high
Hecamede, described as Arsinous's daughter and a prize of Nestor's wisdom, prepares table, food, an ancestral gold-studded goblet, and Pramnian wine with goat-milk cheese and flour for the wounded prince; Nestor shares.
The goblet is sacred to Pylian kings from ancient times and is used in preparing the drink.
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