Motif
animal guide marks a sacred or civic site
animal_guide_marks_a_sacred_or_civic_site
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome CEREALIA. / VESTALIA. / PART II.--LEGENDS. / CADMUS.; lines 6563-6631 confidence: high
Cadmus searches unsuccessfully for years, consults Apollo's oracle at Delphi, and is told to abandon the search and found a city where an unyoked heifer lies down.
An unyoked heifer indicates the city site by lying down where Thebes will stand.
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