Motif
animal diversion secures safe passage
animal_diversion_secures_safe_passage
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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arthurian
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The High History of the Holy Graal BRANCH XXIII. / TITLE I. / BRANCH XXIV. / TITLE I.; lines 12798-12872 confidence: high
The messenger explains the brachet’s use: the griffons love it and will play with it, letting Lancelot pass; against the lion, Lancelot has only God and his own courage.
The damsel sends a brachet for Lancelot to place before the griffons; because the griffons love the brachet, they play with it and leave Lancelot unharmed.
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