Motif
animal charm for protection
animal_charm_for_protection
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Protective Charms and Apotropaic Objects. 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST / ENDNOTES; lines 9645-9787 confidence: medium
Pliny notices tortoise flesh against witchcraft; Geoponica prescribes a living tortoise as a charm to protect vineyards from hail.
Tortoise flesh is noticed against witchcraft, and a living tortoise is prescribed to protect vineyards from hail.
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