Motif
arrival recognized by animals
arrival_recognized_by_animals
A motif of the Divine Intervention and Guidance family, within the sub-family Animal and Nature Helpers. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
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1 traditions
greek
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The Odyssey ULYSSES IN THE HUT WITH EUMAEUS. / BOOK XV / BOOK XVI / ULYSSES REVEALS HIMSELF TO TELEMACHUS.; lines 7025-7122 confidence: medium
At daybreak Ulysses and Eumaeus have lit a fire in the hut and are preparing breakfast; Telemachus approaches, and the dogs fawn rather than bark.
The dogs do not bark at Telemachus but fawn on him, marking him as a familiar and accepted arrival before he is seen at the door.
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