Motif
animal informer carrying hidden knowledge to a divine master
animal_informer_carrying_hidden_knowledge_to_a_divine_master
A motif of the Sacred Knowledge and Wisdom family, within the sub-family Knowledge Through Animals and Nature. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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roman
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The Metamorphoses of Ovid, Books I-VII EXPLANATION. / BOOK THE SECOND. / EXPLANATION. / EXPLANATION.; lines 3556-3606 confidence: medium
The bird of Phoebus discovers Coronis’s infidelity and flies to his master to disclose the hidden offence.
The bird of Phoebus discovers a hidden offence and flies to disclose it to his master.
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