Motif
Animated crafted shield-world
animated_crafted_shield_world
A motif of the Sacred Craft and Divinely Aided Construction 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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Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica THE THEOGONY / THE CATALOGUES OF WOMEN AND EOIAE1701 / II. 1745 / THE SHIELD OF HERACLES; lines 4512-4605 confidence: high
A refined-tin harbor on the shield appears to heave with waves; dolphins, fishes, and a fisherman with a casting net are shown.
The shield contains multiple crafted scenes that are described as seeming to move, live, or continue in action: waves heave, dolphins swim, the fisherman seems ready to cast, Perseus appears unsupported, women seem living, vines shiver, and the chariot race remains ongoing.
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