Motif
Automated or self-moving sacred objects
automated_or_self_moving_sacred_objects
A motif of the Sacred Treasures and Power Objects family, within the sub-family Wonder Objects and Marvelous Implements. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
greek roman
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Myths and Legends of Ancient Greece and Rome BRAURONIAN ARTEMIS. / SELENE-ARTEMIS. / DIANA. / HEPHAESTUS (VULCAN).; lines 3109-3194 confidence: high
Hephaestus builds a golden palace on Olympus, makes dwellings for the gods, is attended by two moving golden female statues, forges Zeus's thunderbolts with the Cyclops, and receives Aphrodite in marriage; Aphrodite does not love him and mocks him.
The passage describes moving golden female statues and self-moving tripods made by Hephaestus.
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