Motif
animal guide gives nonverbal divine strategy
animal_guide_gives_nonverbal_divine_strategy
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 XXVII. / XXVIII. / XXIX. / XXXI.; lines 10706-10726 confidence: high
The lion raises himself on his hind feet and looks at Perceval; Perceval understands that the last-bridge defenders are worse than the others and can only be conquered by God's will and by the lion.
A lion who cannot speak nevertheless directs Perceval by signs, indicating the correct divinely sanctioned way to proceed against the last bridge.
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