Motif
animal sign and cult foundation
animal_sign_and_cult_foundation
A motif of the Prophecy and Systematic Divination family, within the sub-family Civic, Marriage, and Communal Signs. 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 Iliad THE REDEMPTION OF THE BODY OF HECTOR. / CONCLUDING NOTE. / A. POPE / END OF THE ILIAD; lines 23583-23696 confidence: medium
The note explains Smintheus as an epithet of Apollo associated with mice, including an oracle story in which field-mice gnaw baggage straps and armor thongs, leading settlers to found a temple to Sminthean Apollo.
The Smintheus note links field-mice gnawing straps to oracle fulfillment, settlement, and the raising of a temple to Apollo.
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