Motif
Animal omen before a perilous threshold
animal_omen_before_a_perilous_threshold
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family. 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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The Argonautica INTRODUCTION / THE ARGONAUTICA / BOOK I / BOOK II; lines 1756-1841 confidence: high
Phineus tells the heroes to send a dove from the ship; if it passes safely, they should row through the narrow strait, but if it dies midway, they should turn back.
Phineus instructs the heroes to send a dove between the clashing rocks; the dove's survival or death determines whether they proceed or turn back.
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