Ancient Wisdom Atlas

Motif

armed goddess manifests with cosmic response

armed_goddess_manifests_with_cosmic_response

A motif of the Theophany and Divine Manifestation family. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.

1 occurrences

1 traditions


greek

  • Hesiod, the Homeric Hymns, and Homerica XXV. TO THE MUSES AND APOLLO / XXVI. TO DIONYSUS / XXVII. TO ARTEMIS / XXVIII. TO ATHENA; lines 7330-7346 confidence: high

    Athena springs quickly from the immortal head, stands before Zeus who holds the aegis, and shakes a sharp spear.

    Athena emerges armed, shakes a spear, and her might causes Olympus to reel, earth to cry, the sea to move, and the Sun's horses to stop.

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