Motif
avoidance naming of feared underworld deity
avoidance_naming_of_feared_underworld_deity
A motif of the Sacred Law and Social Order family, within the sub-family Taboo and Ritual Restriction. 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 CERCOPES / THE BATTLE OF FROGS AND MICE / OF THE ORIGIN OF HOMER AND HESIOD, AND OF THEIR CONTEST / ENDNOTES; lines 9645-9787 confidence: high
The Greeks feared to name Pluto directly and used descriptive titles such as Host of Many.
The Greeks are said to fear naming Pluto directly and to use descriptive titles.
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